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Clinical Trials/IRCT20101113005172N5
IRCT20101113005172N5
Recruiting
Phase 2

Evaluation of changes in electromyography findings before and after treatment in patients with upper extremity radicular pain due to cervical discopathy which has been treated with cervical epidural steroid injection

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences0 sites40 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
M50.10
Sponsor
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Enrollment
40
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • patients with chronic neck pain(more than 3 months), caused by disc herniation or central spinal stenosis, according to the clinical criteria and MRI findings

Exclusion Criteria

  • All red flags for spinal pain (inflammation, malignancy, spinal fracture, myelopathy, Cauda equina syndrome)
  • Serious coexisting neurological or musculoskeletal disorders
  • Serious comorbidities (renal or hepatic failure, severe heart failure, severe respiratory disease, vascular insufficiency )
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Ankylosing spondylitis or other rheumatological diseases
  • Prior cervical spinal surgery
  • Prior cervical epidural injections during last year
  • All contraindications to epidural injections ( Systemic infection or local infection at the site of injection, bleeding diathesis or full anticoagulation, significant allergic reaction/hypersensitivity to contrast, anesthetic, … )
  • Critical level of spinal stenosis.
  • All contraindications to steroids or Non\-steroidal anti\-inflammatory drugs

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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