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Interventional Techniques for Managment of Chronic Low Back Pain

Unknown statusNot applicableNCT05614596
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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)

Identify the efficacy of difference procedures of imaging guidance for needles for interventional treatments of low back pain (LBP) associated with sciatica and to study results and satisfaction of the patients between different groups.

Study details

Official title
Comparative Study Between CT Guided and Fluoroscopic Guided Interventional Techniques for Management of Chronic Low Back Pain
Conditions
Interventions
  • Other: CT guided and Flouroscopic guided injection of corticosteroid and local anathesia
Sponsor
Assiut University
Start date
2022-12
Primary completion
2023-10
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
Egypt
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with chronic radicular low back pain with unilateral or bilateral sciatica that persisted for more than 6 months and failed medical treatment for 6 weeks. 2. Pain exacerbates by leaning forward and flexion of the body with numbness and tingling in the legs. 3. Visual analog scale (VAS) of pain severity ≥ 5 related specifically to the daily LBP. 4. Patient develops calf and leg pain of leg raising test. 5. No neurological motor deficits Exclusion Criteria: 1. Evidance of progressive motor neurological deficits. 2. Magnetic resonance imaging show evidence of \> 3 degenerated discs. 3. Intervertebral disc herniation ≥ 4 mm, disc sequestration, extrusion, disc space collapse or spondylolisthesis at the symptomatic level. 4. Moderate to severe central spinal canal or foraminal stenosis 5. Prior lumbar surgery of any kind at the same treatment level 6. Spinal fractures, deformities, infection or tumors. 7. History of uncontrolled coagulopathy or uncontrollable bleeding 8. Patients with psychotic illness, advanced hepatic, uncontrolled diabetic patients. 9. Current pregnancy, recent delivery (within 3-months of consent), or the intent of becoming pregnant during the study period. 10. Local sepsis or skin inflammatory in the back region. 11. Patients with red flags. 12. Neurologic findings (Fecal or urinary incontinence and cauda equina syndrome). 13. Persistent fever (infection). 14. Prolonged use of corticosteroids. 15. Pregnancy.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05614596