Epidural steroid injection in chronic, lumbar back pain; a cross-over, single-blinded study of Methyl-prednisolone 80mg versus Methyl-prednisolone 40mg. - Effect of epidural steroid dose on low back disability scores. v4

ottingham City Hospital NHS Trust0 个研究点目标入组 60 人开始时间: 2006年5月5日最近更新: 2019年11月25日

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•Patients attending for repeat epidural steroid injection, i.e. at least 3 injections in the past 12 months, as part of their chronic pain management programme. These are patients who derive benefit from the treatment.
•Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index score > 20, i.e. moderate and above disability.
•Visual analogue score for pain > 30, i.e. moderate and above pain scores.
•Are the trial subjects under 18? no
•Number of subjects for this age range:
•F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
•F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
•F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
•F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

•Bleeding disorder; this is a standard contra-indication to epidural injection.
•Anti-coagulant intake; this is a standard contra-indication to epidural injection.
•Local or systemic sepsis.

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ottingham City Hospital NHS Trust