Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:21 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:21 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02073292
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18 or older
* Chronic thoracic spine mediated back pain of 3 months duration or longer
* Absence of focal neurologic signs or symptoms related to thoracic radiculopathy
* Failure to respond to conservative measures in the form of oral medication and physical therapy
* More than 50% reduction in their pain less than 2 months duration following a series of 2 diagnostic thoracic medial branch blocks of the affected joints using 1 ml of 1% lidocaine in the first procedure and bupivacaine 0.5 % in the second time
Exclusion Criteria:
* Untreated coagulopathy
* Concomitant medical (e.g. uncontrolled cardiac condition) or psychiatric illness (e.g., untreated depression) likely to endanger the patient or compromise treatment outcomes
* Pregnancy
* Malignancy
* Systemic or local infection
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
90 Years
Study:
NCT02073292
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02073292