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NCT06325631

Comparative Evaluation of the Results of Facet Joint Injections

Completed NA Last updated 21 August 2024
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Intra-articular injection to lumbar facet joint in Low Back Pain, Mechanical in 30 participants. Completed in 30 April 2024.

Timeline
2 January 2023
Primary endpoint
31 March 2024
30 April 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsorOznur Uzun
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designcrossover
Maskingsingle
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment30
Start date2 January 2023
Primary completion31 March 2024
Estimated completion30 April 2024
Sites1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Oznur Uzun

Who can join

Adults 18 to 60, any sex, with Low Back Pain, Mechanical or Facet Syndrome of Lumbar Spine. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Low back pain affects 60 to 90% of the total population. It is one of the most common causes of disability in adults. Low back pain can be originated from a wide variety of structures, and the facet joint is one of these structures. It is thought that 21 to 41% of low back pain originates from the facet joint. A wide variety of conservative treatments, including intra-articular injections, are used to treat low back pain originating from the facet joint. However, there is still no consensus on the most effective treatment method. With appropriate patient selection, facet joint injections can provide significant improvements in patients' pain scores. After Goldthwait defined the facet joint concept in 1911, Ghormley defined facet joint syndrome in 1933. The source of pain in 40-50% of patients is the lumbar facet joints. Innervation of the lumbar facet joints is provided by the medial branches of the dorsal roots of the spinal nerves. In 1975, Shealy described the coagulation of the articular nerve support of the spinal facet joints with the radiofrequency method. These methods have been further developed over time. The results of facet joint injections are satisfactory in well-selected patient groups. It has been shown that intra-articular steroid injection to the facet joint is superior to systemic steroid use in patients with low back pain. In this study, it was aimed to methodically compare the facet joint injections applied to patients diagnosed with facet syndrome in the outpatient clinic of the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital in terms of patient pain scores, application time, effort spent and patient anxiety. Intra-articular injections will be performed under by fluoroscopy or ultrasound guidance or anatomic location.

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