Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Transforaminal Epidural Injections in Lumbar Disc Herniation or Radiculitis
CompletedNot applicableNCT01052571
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
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.
Study details
- Official title
- A Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blind, Equivalence, Controlled Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Transforaminal Epidural Injections in Lumbar Disc Herniation or Radiculitis With or Without Steroids
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: lumbar transforaminal epidural injections
- Sponsor
- Pain Management Center of Paducah
- Start date
- 2010-02
- Primary completion
- 2012-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion criteria: * Patients with disc herniation or radiculitis * Patients who are 18 years of age * Patients with a history of chronic function-limiting low back and lower extremity pain of at least 6 months duration * Patients who are competent to understand the study protocol and provide voluntary, written informed consent and participate in outcome measurements Exclusion criteria: * Previous lumbar surgery, radiculitis secondary to spinal stenosis without disc herniation * Uncontrollable or unstable opioid use * Uncontrolled psychiatric disorders * Uncontrolled medical illness either acute or chronic * Any conditions that could interfere with the interpretation of the outcome assessments * Pregnant or lactating women
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01052571