A randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of the effect of sedation on diagnostic validity of cervical facet joint pain

Pain Physician

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-309

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a   Pampati, Vidyasagar ^a   Damron, Kim S ^b   McManus, Carla D ^b   Jackson, Sheila D ^b   Barnhill, Renee C ^b   Martin, Jennifer C ^b  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b Ambulatory Surgery Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cervical facet joint pain; Chronic neck pain; Confounding factors; Controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks; False positives

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; NARCOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL PAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 4444321456     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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