Sacroiliac Joint Injection: Comparison of Xray Versus Ultrasound
CompletedNot applicableNCT01719081
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Brief summary (from the registry)
This project involves the assessment of the efficacy of two different image guided techniques in patients with low back pain due to arthritis of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ). Intra-articular injection of local anesthetics and steroids is performed to relieve pain originating from the SIJ. Fluoroscopy has been used traditionally for image guidance for this procedure but there is a growing interest in use of ultrasound (US) for this procedure. US avoids radiation exposure to the patient and the health care team (HCT) and is less expensive. We aim to compare procedural efficacy related outcomes for SIJ injections performed using these image-guided modalities.
Study details
- Official title
- Ultrasound for Sacroiliac Joint Injection: Evaluation of the Efficacy of Two Image-Guided Techniques for Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Conditions
- Sacroiliac Joint Arthritis Causing Low Back Pain
- Interventions
- Procedure: Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
- Start date
- 2012-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-08
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 85 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Canada
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Suspicion of SIJ disease on history: pain below the lumbo-sacral junction; pain with full weight-bearing on one leg; pain worse going down hills or inclines; very low back pain associated with groin pain and absence of lumbar symptoms * Two positive responses to the following maneuver: FABER (flexion abduction and external rotation of hip), POSH (posterior shear test), REAB (resisted abduction) * Baseline NRS pain score \> or = to 4 * Refractory to oral analgesic therapy Exclusion Criteria: * ongoing litigation issues related to the patient's pain * pregnancy * allergy to steroids or local anesthetics * multiple comorbidities * BMI \> 35
Canadian sites (1)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01719081