Comparison of Intravascular Uptake and Pain Perception During Epidural Injection Using 22 Gauge vs 25 Gauge Needle

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Conditions studied: Pain, Needle Injury

In brief

The aim of the study was to quantify the difference between a 22-gauge needle and 25-gauge needle during lumbosacral epidural steroid injection in regards to intravascular uptake and pain perception. There is the notion that a smaller gauge needle may lead to less intravascular uptake and less pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04350307

Run by

Yale University

People needed

162

Starts

2018-02-01

Expected to finish

2019-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patients with low back pain and/or radicular pain,
• patients scheduled for lumbosacral TFESI.

You may not qualify if…

• patients with contrast/local anesthetic allergy,
• patients with pregnancy, coagulopathy, systemic infection, and inability to provide informed consent,
• vulnerable patient population including prisoners,
• patients with severe anxiety,
• patients with prior lumbar surgery,
• age <18 years old, and
• Body Mass Index (BMI) > 40.

Where it is running

• Yale University — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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