Chronic Unilateral Lumbar Radicular Pain
- Conditions
- Neuropathic Pain
- Interventions
- Other: Interlaminar technique (IL)Other: Transgrade technique (TG)
- Registration Number
- NCT06092749
- Lead Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
- Brief Summary
Chronic neuropathic lumbar pain is among one of the most widespread complaints of patients.Many approaches have been attempted to target chronic pain, with varying efficacy and risks. Transgrade (TG) epidural injection is a new technique using a Racz- Coudé needle for epidural access at a "transgrade" angle without requiring any specialized hardware or accessories. Interlaminar (IL) epidural steroid injection (ESI) is one of the procedures that involves the delivery of injectate to the epidural space through directing a needle between the laminae of two adjacent vertebrae.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
- > 6-month history of persistent pain in one leg with back pain.
- Capable of giving informed consent.
- Unsatisfactory response to conventional treatments including physical therapy or medications with a numeric rating scale (NRS) ≥ 5.
- Previous lumbar spinal surgery.
- Myelopathy.
- Rheumatoid disorders.
- Psychiatric disorders
- Bleeding or coagulation disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Interlaminar technique (IL) Interlaminar technique (IL) - Transgrade technique (TG) Transgrade technique (TG) -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The average numeric rating scale (NRS) pain scores at 12 weeks after intervention The numeric rating scale (NRS) is most commonly 0 to 10, with 0 being "no pain" and 10 being "the worst pain imaginable."
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Ain-Shams University Hospitals
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt