IRB Number: 11107
inactive
July 11, 2011
Institutional Review Board, Hospital for Special Surgery
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Principal Investigator
Peter J. Moley, MD
Co-Investigators
Christopher Lutz, MD
Paul M. Cooke, MD
Alexander C. Simotas, MD
Joseph H. Feinberg, MD
Stephen Massimi, MD
Elizabeth LaSalle, BA
Summary
A total of 60 patients will participate in this study, the overall participation period will be 1 year. Participation will involve a total of 1-2 study visits as well as 5 follow-up questionnaires after the procedure. The first visit will involve a cyst rupture procedure and will last about 45 minutes to 1 hour, including recovery time. The paper/online questionnaires, thereafter, are expected to take about 15 minutes to complete.
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria
Patient inclusion criteria includes:
• The diagnosis of a symptomatic low back pain with lower extremity radiculopathy.
• MRI findings demonstrate the presence of a zygapophyseal joint synovial cyst at the corresponding level and side of symptoms.
• Failure of NSAIDs and PT, or if pain limits progress in PT
• Moderate to Severe Pain
Patient exclusion criteria includes
• Calcification of their synovial cyst seen on imaging.
• History of previous zygapophyseal joint cyst aspiration procedure.
• Low back pain that is multifactorial and with clinical symptoms associated with other underlying lumbar pathology such as disc herniation, scoliosis, or vertebral fracture.
• Prior spinal surgery at same level or prior fusion at any lumbar level.
• Severe stenosis (may have mild stenosis with no nerve root impingement)
• Contraindication to injections (infection, uncontrolled diabetes)
Contact Information
Elizabeth LaSalle, BA
LaSalleE@hss.edu 212.774.7386