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 个研究点目标入组 0 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2021年11月24日

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•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

•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
•11.Received any spinal injection in the past 3 months
•12.Subjects who refused to sign informed consent

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Dr Kanti Rajkumari