Status:
WITHDRAWN
Steroid Injections Given at the "Level of MRI Pathology" Versus at the "Level of Clinical Symptoms" to See if One is More Effective Than the Other.
Lead Sponsor:
State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Conditions:
Radiculopathy
Spinal Stenosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients are being asked to participate in a research study because the patients are being treated for low back pain and the patients have decided to have an epidural steroid injection. Low back pain...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of Single level spinal stenosis.
- Single level radiculopathy with MRI findings at a different level than clinical pattern.
- Chronic low back pain with radicular symptoms of \> 4 weeks, but \< 6 months.
- Failure of conservative therapy to include physical and pharmacotherapy.
- Patient is at least 21 years of age.
- Patient is willing to be blinded to treatment until after the 3-month follow up visit.
- Patient is willing and able to review and sign the study's informed consent form.
Exclusion
- Patient has a mental or physical condition that would invalidate evaluation results.
- Patient has had prior lumbar surgery at any level.
- Patient is pregnant.
- Patient has systemic infection or infection at the proposed injection site.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02196883
Start Date
May 1 2014
Last Update
June 14 2016
Active Locations (1)
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SUNY Upstate Medical Center
Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210