Radiation Exposure in Spine Intervention Under Angiography

Phase 3CompletedNCT01751958

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital1,000 enrolled

Overview

Evaluate radiation exposure and procedure times for continuous fluoroscopic monitoring during lumbar ESI

The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate radiation exposure and procedure times for fluoroscopic monitoring during lumbar ESI with analyzing the differences among operators (experienced staff and trainee) and among different method for ESI.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

1,000

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

Epidural steroid injectionRADIATION

Epidural steroid injection

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Suspected of having radiculopathic low back pain Exclusion Criteria: * Angiography is contraindicated

Locations (1)

Joon-woo Lee

Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Radiation dose

Radiation dose of patients with spine invervention under angiography

Time frame: Treatment on the day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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