Caudal Epidural Steroid Injections for Low Back Pain/Sciatic Lumbar Pain

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Disability; Pain

• Registration Number: NCT01407913
• Lead Sponsor: University of Ioannina

Brief Summary

The study hypothesis is that caudal epidural steroid injections provides short term relief to patients with persistent low back pain and sciatica due degenerative disc disease or lumbar spinal stenosis. Patients will be evaluated wiht clinical examination and radiological examinations before injections. They will be followed up with questionnaires on pain and disability up to 6 months postinjection.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-10
• Study First Submitted: 2011-07-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-08-01
• Study First Posted: 2011-08-02
• Primary Completion: 2014-06
• Study Completion: 2014-06
• Status Verified: 2015-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-05-26
• Last Update Posted: 2015-05-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

• low back pain and sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation or lumbar spinals stenosis

Exclusion Criteria

• infection, cancer, allergy to steroids or anesthetic, non controlled diabetes or hypertension, clotting disorder

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change from preinjection of oswestry disability index at 15 days and at 3-6 months postinjection	pre injection to 3-6 months postinjection
change from preinjection of Visual Analogue Scale at 15 days and at 3-6 months postinjection	preinjection to 3-6 months postinjection

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital of Ioannina; 🇬🇷 Ioannina, Greece