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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Transforaminal Epidural Injections in Lumbar Disc Herniation or Radiculitis

NCT01052571 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2015-10-21

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Summary

To evaluate differences in outcomes in patients receiving steroids compared to those patients randomized to the local anesthetic group who did not receive steroids.

To evaluate and compare the adverse event profile in all patients.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

lumbar transforaminal epidural injections

with an injection of local anesthetic or with 1% lidocaine or 0.25% bupivacaine with 3 mg of steroid per level

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pain Management Center of Paducah

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD · Ambulatory Surgery Center, Paducah

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-02-28
Primary Completion
2012-01-31
Completion
2014-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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