Efficacy Study of Caudal Epidural Steroid Injections in Patients With Low Back Pain/Radiculopathy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 4 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 42
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- change from preinjection of oswestry disability index at 15 days and at 3-6 months postinjection
研究概览
简要总结
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 85 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •low back pain and sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation or lumbar spinals stenosis
排除标准
- •infection, cancer, allergy to steroids or anesthetic, non controlled diabetes or hypertension, clotting disorder
结局指标
主要结局
change from preinjection of oswestry disability index at 15 days and at 3-6 months postinjection
时间窗: pre injection to 3-6 months postinjection
change from preinjection of Visual Analogue Scale at 15 days and at 3-6 months postinjection
时间窗: preinjection to 3-6 months postinjection
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Avraam Ploumis
Assistant Professor of PMR, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
University of Ioannina