Transforaminal Epidural Injection in Acute Sciatica
Recruiting
- Conditions
- lumbar radiculopathySciatica10041543
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON55906
- Lead Sponsor
- eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 142
Inclusion Criteria
Suffering from sciatica Leg pain of 6 or more on a 10 point NRS (Numeric Rating Scale) scale with a duration of >3 and <8 weeks Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
Age under 18 years
Condition preventing to receive TEI
Severe scoliosis
TEI received in 6 months before randomization date
Surgery for sciatica at the same level
Surgery for sciatica at another level within one year before inclusion
Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The pain intensity in the leg and the back will be measured with a 10 point horizontal Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain). The percentage of patients that demonstrated a decrease in NRS legpain < 4 points at two weeks after injection is compared to the percentage of patients that demonstrated this decrease in the prolonged conservative care group, 2 weeks after randomization. This will be calculated again at 4 weeks after randomization.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method