NCT05520463

Fluoroscopy Versus Ultrasound Guidance for Sacral Lateral Branch Radiofrequency Ablation

A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound Guidance for Sacral Lateral Branch Radiofrequency Ablation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Sacroiliac joint is a diarthroidal and synovial joint that receives sensory innervatin by the sacral lateral branches ( commonly S1-3, with variable contributions from L5 dorsal ramus and S4 lateral branch). Sacral lateral branch radiofrequency ablation and block techniques are widely used for the management of sacroiliac joint pain. With the increasing use of ultrasound technology in pain medicine, the ultrasound guided approaches gained popularity. To our knowledge, there are no randomized controlled trials comparing the ultrasound and fluoroscopy approaches for sacral lateral branch radiofrequency ablation. This study aims to compare the ultrasound and fluoroscopy guidance techniques for sacral lateral branch radiofrequency ablation.

Conditions

• Sacroiliac Joint Arthritis
• Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Sacral lateral branch radiofrequency ablation under ultrasound guidance	Sacral lateral branch radiofrequency ablation will be performed under ultrasound guided approach.
PROCEDURE	Sacral lateral branch radiofrequency ablation under fluoroscopy guidance	Sacral lateral branch radiofrequency ablation will be performed under fluoroscopy guided approach.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-09-01
• Primary completion: 2023-06-25
• Completion: 2023-07-05
• First posted: 2022-08-30
• Last updated: 2023-07-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)