NCT00837070

Percutaneous Rupture of Zygapophyseal Joint Cysts

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ullevaal University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Lumbar zygapophyseal joint cysts can cause lower extremity radiculopathy. These cysts can be cured by a minimally invasive technique: percutaneous cyst distention and rupture

Detailed description

Lumbar zygapophyseal joint cysts can cause lower extremity radiculopathy. These cysts can be cured by a minimally invasive technique: percutaneous cyst distention and rupture. 30 patient with lower extremity radiculopathy caused by lumbar zygapophyseal joint cysts will be included in the study.

Conditions

• Zygapophyseal Synovial Joint Cyst

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Percutaneous zygapophyseal cyst rupture	Patients will be treated by introducing a 20G spinal needle in the inferior joint recess of the zygapophyseal joint.1 ml of celestone-chronodose,1 ml of Marcain 5 mg/ml and 1-3 ml of contrast media:Omnipaque 240 will be injected until the cyst ruptures.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-01-01
• Completion: 2012-01-01
• First posted: 2009-02-05
• Last updated: 2017-09-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway