CompletedNot Applicable

Fatty Infiltration in Paraspinal Muscles and Lumbar Erector Spina Plane Block

Turkey (Türkiye)147 participantsStarted 2022-11-01

Plain-language summary

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between fatty infiltration in the lumbar paraspinal (multifidus and erector spinae) muscles, clinical characteristics, and treatment response after lumbar erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in patients with low back pain due to lumbar radiculopathy. A responder was defined as a patient with a numerical rating scale (NRS) decrease of ≥ 50% from baseline to one month after the procedure. The presence of fat infiltration in the lumbar paraspinal muscles was assessed, along with patient demographic and clinical characteristics.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * lumbar radicular pain * no response to conservative treatment for \> 3 months * MRI within 1 year prior to injection. Exclusion Criteria: * inadequate medical records with missing numerical rating scale (NRS) scores and MRI images * patients lost to follow-up within one month after lumbar ESPB * patients with a history of surgery for lumbar disc herniation * patients with severe spinal and/or foraminal stenosis * patients with extruded, sequestrated, or migrating hernias.

What they're measuring

VAS

Timeframe: Change from Baseline NRS at 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06208865

SponsorDiskapi Teaching and Research Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2023-07-01

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