NCT02597244

Effectiveness of Percutaneous Foraminotomy

Effectiveness of Percutaneous Foraminotomy in Patients With Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis: A Prospective, Pilot Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Percutaneous Extraforaminotomy using BS extraforamonotomy kit(BioSpine Co.,Ltd, Seoul, South Korea), was performed in patients who did not show improvement lasting more than 1 month after diagnostic conventional fluoroscopically guided transforaminal epidural block with local anesthetic and steroid. Numeric rating scale(NRS) pain score, Oswestry disability index (ODI), Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ), claudication distance(CD) was checked before and after the procedure.

Detailed description

Percutaneous Extraforaminotomy with Transforaminal Adhesiolysis may be an effective minimal invasive technique in patients not responsive to conventional epidural steroid injection.

Conditions

• Spinal Stenosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Percutaneous Extraforaminotomy	percutaneous dissecting of the lumbar extraforaminal and foraminal region with BS extraforamonotomy kit(BioSpine Co.,Ltd, Seoul, South Korea) under fluoroscopy

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-06-01
• Primary completion: 2016-01-01
• Completion: 2016-01-01
• First posted: 2015-11-05
• Last updated: 2015-11-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea