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Sacroiliac Joint Injection: Comparison of Xray Versus Ultrasound

NCT01719081 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2016-12-23

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Summary

This project involves the assessment of the efficacy of two different image guided techniques in patients with low back pain due to arthritis of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ). Intra-articular injection of local anesthetics and steroids is performed to relieve pain originating from the SIJ. Fluoroscopy has been used traditionally for image guidance for this procedure but there is a growing interest in use of ultrasound (US) for this procedure. US avoids radiation exposure to the patient and the health care team (HCT) and is less expensive. We aim to compare procedural efficacy related outcomes for SIJ injections performed using these image-guided modalities.

Conditions

  • Sacroiliac Joint Arthritis Causing Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Sacroiliac Joint Injection

Medication injected into the sacroiliac joint: Bupivicaine 3ml 0.25% with epinephrine 1/200,000 and Depo-Medrol 40mg.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anuj Bhatia, MD, FRCPC · University Health Network, Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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