Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29713403›Full record

ArticleAsian spine journal2018

Efficacy of Trigger Point Injections in Patients with Lumbar Disc Hernia without Indication for Surgery.

Bahar Dernek, Levent Adiyeke, Tahir Mutlu Duymus, Akın Gokcedag, Fatma Nur Kesiktas, Cihan Aksoy

Registry-linked trialOpen access · diamondAbstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Asian spine journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04704297 (Trigger Point Injection for Myofascial Pain Syndrome in the Low Back), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04704297 phase4recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Trigger Point Injection for Myofascial Pain Syndrome in the Low Back (T-PIMPS): A Randomized Controlled Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorMadigan Army Medical CenterRan2020 to 2022Enrolled180ConditionsLow Back Pain, Myofascial Pain Syndrome Lower BackArmsTreatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome in the low back. This intervention will be based on outcomes of the medications listed below., Evaluation of functional ability using a patient centered functional score known as the Modified Oswestry Disability Index (MODI). The intervention will be based on outcomes of medications below., Following up with participants 60-72 hours after treatment in the Emergency Department. This intervention will be based on outcomes of the medications listed below.
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids: Adapting and Implementing Proven Therapies in Practice.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
    Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bahar DernekDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Levent AdiyekeDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma, Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tahir Mutlu DuymusDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma, Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Akın GokcedagDepartment of Neurosurgery, Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Fatma Nur KesiktasDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Cihan AksoyDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Haydarpaşa Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRİstanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRIstanbul University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designProspective comparative study. PURPOSE: To investigate the efficacy of gluteal trigger point (TP) injections with prilocaine in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy complaining of gluteal pain. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: TP injections can be performed using several anesthetic agents, primarily lidocaine and prilocaine. While several studies have used lidocaine, few have used prilocaine.

methodsA total of 65 patients who presented at the polyclinic with complaints of lower back pain with lumbar disc herniation (based on physical examination and magnetic resonance imaging) and TPs in the gluteal region were included in this prospective comparative study. Group 1 comprised 30 patients who were given TP injections, a home exercise program, and oral medications, and group 2 comprised 35 patients who were only treated with a home exercise program and oral medications. The patients' demographic data, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores, and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores were recorded, and these data were evaluated at 1- and 3-month follow-ups.

resultsThe ODI and VAS scores of both groups significantly decreased initially and at the follow-up examinations, but the decreases were more marked in group 1.

conclusionsWe obtained better results with TP injections than only a home exercise program and oral medications in patients with radiculopathy and TPs in the gluteal region.

Indexed as

InjectionLumbar disc diseaseTrigger point

Identifiers

PMID29713403
PMCPMC5913013
OpenAlexW2801618652

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.