Clinical Effectiveness of Obturator Externus Muscle Injection in Chronic Pelvic Pain Patients

Yonsei University23 enrolled

Overview

Obturator externus (OE) muscle has the possibility as a pain generator, considering its anatomical and functional aspects, but this muscle as a possible target for therapeutic intervention is currently understudied in pain practice.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Pelvic Pain

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 75 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * 1\. 20-75 adults/ 2. Chronic pelvic pain patients who required the interventional procedures/ 3. patients with a localized tenderness on inferolateral side of the pubic tubercle Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Severe cardiovascular disease /2. Coagulation abnormality /3. Patient denial

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute,

Seoul, Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Post-injection pain score

Before and after the OE muscle injection, patients were asked to rate their pain score using a 10-point numeric rating scale (NRS; 0=no pain, 10=worst possible pain). We also assessed the degree of patient satisfaction as excellent, good, fair, and bad during 2 weeks after injection. In this period, any analgesic medications did not change in all patients. Complications associated with OE muscle injection were investigated.

Time frame: at 2 weeks after injection

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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