Efficacy of Cervical Epidural Injection and Selective Nerve Root Block

Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital60 enrolled

Overview

Cervical epidural steroid injections are an accepted treatment modality for radicular pain secondary to disc pathology. With the developing ultrasound technology, ultrasound guided cervical selective nerve root block has been successfully used in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy. We aimed to compare the efficacy of cervical interlaminar epidural injections and cervical selective nerve root block.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cervical Radiculopathy

Interventions

Interlaminar cervical epidural injectionPROCEDURE

Fluoroscopy-guided interlaminar cervical epidural injection

Cervical selective nerve root blockPROCEDURE

Ultrasound-guided cervical selective nerve root block

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Cervical radicular pain based on history and physical exam * NRS pain score \> 3 Exclusion Criteria: * Previous spine surgery * Allergic reactions to drugs used in procedure * Epidural steroid injection within past 2 years * Radiculopathy not resulting from disc pathology (e.g. foraminal stenosis or tumor) * Untreated coagulopathy

Locations (1)

Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Reduction in pain

Pain assessment will be performed using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score (0 = no pain, 10 = the most severe pain felt).

Time frame: Change from baseline pain score to 6months

Secondary Outcomes

Neck Disability Index

Time frame: baseline to 6 months post-procedure

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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