CompletedNot Applicable

Determination of a Proper Needle Entry Point; Effects of Skin Compression With an Indicator on Radiation Exposure Time of Fluoroscopically Guided Transforaminal Epidural Block in Obese Patients

South Korea60 participantsStarted 2014-10-20

Plain-language summary

To evaluate the effects of skin compression with an indicator at the needle entry point on radiation exposure time of fluoroscopically guided transforaminal epidural block in obese patients

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients with ≥ 25 kg/m2 BMI who were scheduled for the transforaminal epidural injection Exclusion Criteria: * Local anesthetic allergy, coagulopathy

What they're measuring

Total radiation exposure time

Timeframe: immediately ≤1 sec after the confirmation of successful epidural injection

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02281227

SponsorYonsei University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-10-10

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