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Percutaneous Rupture of Zygapophyseal Joint Cysts

NCT00837070 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2017-09-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Lumbar zygapophyseal joint cysts can cause lower extremity radiculopathy. These cysts can be cured by a minimally invasive technique: percutaneous cyst distention and rupture

Conditions

  • Zygapophyseal Synovial Joint Cyst

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Percutaneous zygapophyseal cyst rupture

Patients will be treated by introducing a 20G spinal needle in the inferior joint recess of the zygapophyseal joint.1 ml of celestone-chronodose,1 ml of Marcain 5 mg/ml and 1-3 ml of contrast media:Omnipaque 240 will be injected until the cyst ruptures.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ullevaal University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Øivind Gjertsen, Md, Msc · Oslo University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-01-31
Completion
2012-01-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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