Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic Findings of SI Joint Blocking

Stopped early · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: SI Joint Pain

In brief

The purpose of the trial is to confirm the validity and reliability of diagnostic SI joint blocks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01874236

Run by

SI-BONE, Inc.

People needed

28

Starts

2013-04-22

Expected to finish

2014-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-24

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 21-75 at time of screening.
• Patient has buttocks, groin and/or leg pain suspected to be from one SI joint (left or right).
• Patient has positive Fortin finger test*.
• Patient has a current average SI joint pain rating of at least 5 on 0-10 numerical rating scale**.
• Patient has at least 3 positive physical SI joint examination findings in the targeted SI joint.
• Investigator believes that diagnostic SI joint block is indicated now, and that no other (hip/back, etc.) diagnostic test is required at this time.
• Patient has signed study-specific informed consent form.
• Patient has the necessary mental capacity to participate and is physically able to comply with study protocol requirements (including avoiding taking pain medication 8 hours prior to and 4 hours after each scheduled block).

You may not qualify if…

• Patient has history of any surgical procedure of the targeted SI joint (except for prior RF ablation of the SI joint).
• Patient has suspected bilateral SIJ pain and bilateral injections are indicated.
• Patient has history of chronic pain syndrome (e.g., fibromyalgia).
• Patient has any medical or other condition that would interfere with study participation or data validity.
• Patient is currently pregnant.
• Patient has known allergy to contrast used or local anesthetic used (bupivacaine).
• Patient has had one or more steroid SI joint injection(s) of the targeted side in the last 3 months.
• Patient is a prisoner or a ward of the state.
• Patient is participating in another investigational study related to back or SI joint pain (Exclude if participating in trials other than the SIFI study (NCT01640353) or the INSITE Study (NCT01681004). Subjects on these two SI-BONE sponsored trials may be eligible for VaReFi.)
• Patient is known or suspected drug or alcohol abuser.
• Patient has known or suspected psychiatric disease (e.g., schizophrenia, major depression, personality disorders) that could interfere with study participation .
• Patient is unable to isolate suspected SI joint pain to the SI joint but rather has generalized pain.
• Patient has known or suspected alternative cause for pain at/near SI joint (e.g., lumbar disc degeneration, lumbar facet arthropathy, hip osteoarthritis or labral tear)

Where it is running

• Orthopedic Center of Southern Illinois — Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States
• Bluegrass Orthopaedics and Hand Care Research, LLC — Lexington, Kentucky, United States
• Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
• Penn State College Of Medicine — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
• Precision Spine Care — Tyler, Texas, United States
• Physicians' Research Options, LLC — Sandy City, Utah, United States
• Virginia iSpine Research Institute, Inc — Richmond, Virginia, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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