What is the Potential Impact of Reviewing Post-procedure Images With Patients Following Interventional Spine Procedures.

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patient Satisfaction

Treatments: Other: Reviewing Imaging with Participant

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05884684

HUM00216837

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of spine physicians reviewing post-procedural fluoroscopic images with patients. The outcome measure to be assessed will be the potential impact the patient satisfaction and the patient's global impression of change (PGIC) 2 weeks after the spine procedure.

Enrollment: 141 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Lumbosacral radiculopathy symptoms
• Received transforaminal epidural steroid injection

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who will be sedated for transforaminal epidural steroid injection
• Unable to read or understand English-language survey

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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141 participants in 2 patient groups

Post-Procedural Images Not Discussed with Participants

No Intervention group

Description:

During a lumbar epidural steroid injection under fluoroscopic guidance, images are taken as part of the procedure. Following the procedure, the surgeon who performed it will not discuss the images with the participants in this arm. If participants request an explanation of the images, they will not be included in the analysis.

Post-Procedural Images Discussed with Participants

Other group

Description:

During a lumbar epidural steroid injection under fluoroscopic guidance, images are taken as part of the procedure. Following the procedure, the surgeon who performed it will discuss the images with the participants in this arm.

Treatment:

Other: Reviewing Imaging with Participant