Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effectiveness of Oral Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Lumbar Stenosis
Lead Sponsor:
Federal University of São Paulo
Conditions:
Spinal Stenosis of Lumbar Region
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of systemic corticosteroids administered orally in narrow lumbar canal syndrome.
Detailed Description
60 patients are being randomized, plank by randomization, the patient and the examiner will be blinded. Will be placed in opaque brown envelopes in order to maintain the secrecy of allocation. Includ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Low back pain and at least two of the following complaints in lower limbs: pain, weakness, burning or numbness that worsens with walking and improves with the cessation of walking.
Exclusion
- decompensated diabetes mellitus.
- Systemic hypertension and decompensated heart
- systemic disease affecting the lower limbs
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Use of steroids in the past 3 months.
- Patients with previous surgery of the thoracic or lumbar spine.
- cognitive disorder that interferes with the ability to understand or interpret the questionnaires
- Spondylolisthesis except degenerative
- degenerative scoliosis with Cobb angle of 10 °
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01456377
Start Date
July 1 2011
End Date
June 1 2012
Last Update
October 20 2011
Active Locations (2)
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1
Santa Marcelina Hospital
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 08270-070
2
Santa Mareclina Hospital
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 08270-070