Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Epidural Steroid Injections on Glycemic Control in Diabetic Patients According to the Doses of Steroids
Lead Sponsor:
Samsung Medical Center
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
20+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
There has been no reports of the effect of various kinds of steroid or various dose of steroid which are commonly used in the clinical setting. Previous studies have simply shown that the blood glucos...
Detailed Description
It is well known that blood glucose level is elevated in diabetes patients more than non-diabetes patients who underwent the epidural steroid injection. However, there has been no reports of the effec...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- subjects who undergo epidural steroid injection (caudal epidural injection or selective transforaminal block) in the pain medicine outpatient clinic
- subjects older than 20 yrs.
Exclusion
- ASA (American society of Anesthesiologists class) III or more
- severe cardiopulmonary disease or brain disorder
- Subjects diagnosed uncontrolled diabetes with complications
- subjects undergoing hormone therapy
- subjects with active infection
- subjects with pregnancy
- subjects with recent stress condition such as surgery or trauma
- subjects with active neurologic disorder
- those with anticoagulation therapy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
125 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01435707
Start Date
September 1 2011
End Date
March 1 2013
Last Update
December 25 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea, 135-710