Clinical trial · Interventional
Percutaneous Rupture of Zygapophyseal Joint Cysts
NCT00837070CI-TRIAL-00029695completedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Lumbar zygapophyseal joint cysts can cause lower extremity radiculopathy. These cysts can be cured by a minimally invasive technique: percutaneous cyst distention and rupture
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zygapophyseal Synovial Joint Cyst | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percutaneous zygapophyseal cyst rupture | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 1
- description
- Percutaneous zygapophyseal cyst rupture
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Percutaneous zygapophyseal cyst rupture
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- VAS(Visual analogue scale)for extremity pain
- timeFrame
- 1-3 and 12 months after intervention
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Roland-Morris disability index
- timeFrame
- 1-3 and 12 months after intervention
- measure
- Reduction of cyst size based om T2 MRI
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with lumbar zygapophyseal joint cyst and compression of a spinal nerve root with lower extremity radiculopathy proven by MRI. Exclusion Criteria: * Infection, uncontrollable bleeding disorder
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