Dispersal Pattern for Spine Injections (Gadolinium Contrast)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cervical Radiculopathy

In brief

This study will analyze injectate dispersal patterns after standard-of-care cervical epidural steroid injections using gadolinium as a marker and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to characterize the pattern. Although these procedures are performed with high frequency under the assumption that injectate remains localized to injection site, no peer-reviewed studies have validated this assumption. Comprehensive characterization of injectate dispersal patterns will provide important data regarding safety, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic potential of cervical epidural steroid injections.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02217280

Run by

University of Missouri-Columbia

People needed

20

Starts

2015-04-01

Expected to finish

2016-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-85
• Cervical radiculopathy patient as identified by principle investigator

You may not qualify if…

• Patients unable to give consent or comply with rehabilitation process
• Pregnant
• Co-morbidities such as infection, malignancy, myelopathy or an uncontrolled medical condition
• Allergy to injectate
• Anticoagulative state
• Severe claustrophobia
• Non-MRI compatible pacemaker, neurostimulator, bladder stimulator or other mechanical device
• Renal disease that would cause the patient to be at an increased risk of complication of receiving the contrast agent

Where it is running

• Missouri Orthopaedic Institute — Columbia, Missouri, United States

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