Ultrasound-guided epidural block in axial spondyloarthritis patients with limited spine mobility: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evaluation of the effectiveness of caudal epidural injection on pain, spine mobility, disease activity, and activity of daily living in axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients.

Methods

A total sample of 47 patients were registered in this study. They were randomly assigned into 2 groups; Group I received caudal epidural injections, ultrasound-guided, with 1% lidocaine hydrochloride mixed with triamcinolone, whereas Group II did not receive any injections. All participants fulfilled the ASAS criteria for axial SpA. Outcome measures were as follows: visual analogue scale, Oswestry disability index (ODI), modified Schober test, lateral lumbar flexion, and Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) with assessment at baseline, 2 weeks, and 8 weeks post-treat

SUBMITTER: Elsaman AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7783858 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature