Status:
TERMINATED
Oral Dexamethasone for the Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy
Lead Sponsor:
University of Manitoba
Conditions:
Cervical Radiculopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether dexamethasone is effective in the treatment of pain and disability resulting from a compressed spinal nerve in the neck (cervical radiculopathy).
Detailed Description
Cervical radiculopathy is causes both short and long term pain and diability. The current proven treatments include pain killers or surgery if there if patients experience progressive weakness or sign...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Ages 18 - 60
- arm and neck pain consistent with cervical radiculopathy
- Neck Disability Index score of at least 15 (moderate)
- symptom onset between 2 weeks and 6 months prior to enrollment
Exclusion
- Actively immunosuppressed state
- clinical red flags consistent with possible infection or malignancy
- acute febrile illness or infection requiring antibiotics
- upper motor neuron signs consistent with myelopathy
- previous orthopedic neck surgery in the area of that nerve root
- known hepatic dysfunction
- schizophrenia
- pregnancy/nursing mothers
- previous chronic corticosteroid use
- diabetes mellitus on treatment
- rapidly improving course
- osteoporosis
- hypersensitivity to product components
- systemic fungal infection
- recent administration of live vaccine
- active tuberculosis
- glaucoma
- peptic ulcer disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
November 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00308594
Start Date
November 1 2006
End Date
November 1 2007
Last Update
April 28 2011
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