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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2019/11/021898
CTRI/2019/11/021898
Not yet recruiting
Phase 1

COMPARISON OF TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL INJECTION OF DEXAMETHASONE AND METHYLPREDNISOLONE IN REDUCING LOW BACK PAIN AND DISABILITY IN PROLAPSED LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC AMONGST THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION OF MANIPUR, INDIA: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIA

Dr Kanti Rajkumari0 sites0 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Health Condition 1: G544- Lumbosacral root disorders, not elsewhere classified
Sponsor
Dr Kanti Rajkumari
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
Dr Kanti Rajkumari

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with back pain due to prolapsed lumbar disc L4\-L5 and L5\-S1, confirmed by MRI (Grade II and III), Pain severity with minimum score of 5 based on 10 point scale VAS (Visual Analogue Scale),Pain duration \< 3 months, ODI score more than 40, Willingness to comply with treatment and follow\-up assessments

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Cauda equina syndrome
  • 2\.Mental or physical condition that would invalidate evaluation results
  • 3\.Prior lumbar surgery at any level
  • 4\.Patient is scheduled to have more than one level of steroid injection
  • 5\.Pregnancy
  • 6\.Systemic or local infection at site of injection
  • 7\.Known allergy to corticosteroids, contrast dye or anesthetics
  • 8\.History of any malignancy (including hematologic and non\-hematologic malignancies)
  • 9\.Bleeding disorders
  • 10\.Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus/ hypertension

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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