NCT06275529

Evaluation of Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection in Radicular Low Back Pain According to MSU Classification

Evaluation of Pain and Oswestry Disability Index in Different Types of Disc Herniation According to MSU Classification in Patients Undergoing Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection for Radicular Low Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (actual)
• Sponsor: Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Low back pain is a common disease in all ages and it effects seriously quality of life. Medical treatment,interventional methods and surgery are the treatment options. Transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFSI) is one of the interventional method for radiculopathy with low back pain. Michigan State University(MSU) classification is a MRI based disc herniation classification. It helps to classified disc herniation in types, places and sizes. The aim of this study to evaluate the pain and oswestry disability index in patients who have radiculopathy with low back pain, undergone TFSI according to MSU classification.

Conditions

• Radiculopathy Lumbar
• Low Back Pain
• Disc Herniation
• Injections, Epidural

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection	Epidural injections have been used since about 1900 for the treatment of low back and lower extremity pain, with steroids added to local anesthetics in about 1950. The epidural space can be entered by 3 approaches: caudal, interlaminar, and transforaminal. Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections: After the patient is monitored in pron position and asepsis is ensured, the epidural space is entered with the appropriate needle through the transforaminal space by giving the necessary angles to the fluoroscopy. Then the location is confirmed with radiopaque agent and steroid injection is performed. The procedure takes 15-20 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-15
• Primary completion: 2024-10-15
• Completion: 2025-01-15
• First posted: 2024-02-23
• Last updated: 2025-03-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)