Clinical Efficacy of Local Anesthetic Agents With Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection for Chronic Neck Pain: A Prospective, Observational Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of local anesthetic drugs in cervical epidural injections for chronic neck pain.
Detailed Description
In this prospective observational study, patients were divided into two groups regarding the injected solution into the cervical epidural space. Group S received a corticosteroid injection, and group LS received a corticosteroid and bupivacaine injection. Pain severity scores (Numerical Rating Scale - NRS) and Neck Disability Index (NDI) scores were recorded before the intervention and one, three, and six months after the intervention. Significant differences were searched between groups using statistical analysis.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients who were planned to have a cervical epidural injection due to the pain originating from an intervertebral disc herniation
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients younger than 18
- •Unwilling to participate,
- •Pregnant or pregnancy possibility
- •Infection or anatomic variations in the region of the procedure
- •Allergic to the drugs to be used in the procedure
- •Coagulation disorders
Arms & Interventions
Group S
Patients who received cervical epidural corticosteroid injection
Group SLA
Patients who received cervical epidural corticosteroid and local anesthetic injection
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
Time Frame: 6 months
severity of pain from 0 to 11
Neck Disability Index (NDI)
Time Frame: 6 months
an assessment tool for neck pain
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Mustafa Kurçaloğlu
Assistant professor
Ondokuz Mayıs University