NCT05849324

Intravascular Injection Rate During Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Block Using Bent or Straight Needles

The Difference of Intravascular Injection Rate During Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Block Using Bent Needle Compared to Straight Needle: a Prospective Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 260 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Kyungpook National University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary aim of this study was to compare intravascular injection rates during LTFESI between commonly used straight and bent chiba needles.

Detailed description

Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection (LTFESI) is widely used in clinical practice to effectively deliver injectate into the ventral epidural space. Complications associated with intravascular injection such as spinal cord infarction and paraplegia can occur during LTFESI. The incidence of intravascular injection during LTFESI was known as 9.9% \~ 17.7%. To improve the safety of the procedure, avoidance of intravascular injection is crucial, for which appropriate needle selection is important. Currently, the most commonly used block needles in LTFESI are straight or bent chiba needles. The primary aim of this study was to compare intravascular injection rates during LTFESI between commonly used straight and bent chiba needles.

Conditions

• Analgesia, Epidural

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Straight needle	Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection is a useful option in the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar radicular pain. During lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection, straight needle is going to be used.
DEVICE	Bent needle	Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection is a useful option in the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar radicular pain. During lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection, bent needle is going to be used.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-27
• Primary completion: 2023-11-30
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2023-05-08
• Last updated: 2023-05-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea