Status:
COMPLETED
Epidural Study of Patients With Chronic Lower Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Conditions:
Chronic Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine 4 different epidural dosing regimes of local anaesthetic solution in a series of 3 epidural injections over a period of 12 months to determine the optimum dose ...
Detailed Description
To determine the optimum dose of local anesthetic and the optimum volume of injected solution when used in an epidural steroid injection being given for pain relief to patients with chronic lower back...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18-75 years old
- lower back pains \> 6 months
- no lumbar epidural in past 6 months
- no previous back surgery
- written informed consent to participate in study
Exclusion
- acute lower back pain
- pregnancy
- significant psychiatric disease
- local or systemic infection
- coagulopathy/anticoagulant therapy
- bleeding diathesis
- presently enrolled in another study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
252 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00887003
Start Date
May 1 2005
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
February 8 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Hamilton General Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada