NCT05551676

Brief Summary

Lumbar epidural injection is used in the treatment of lumbar radicular pain. There are three different application methods: lateral parasagittal, midline interlaminar and transforaminal epidural injection. Investigator aimed to compare lateral parasagittal and transforaminal epidural injection methods. The purpose of the study is to determine which method is more efficient.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
60

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2022

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 22, 2022

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 29, 2022

Completed
25 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 23, 2022

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 22, 2023

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 22, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

September 23, 2022

Status Verified

September 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

August 29, 2022

Last Update Submit

September 21, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

epidural steroid injectiontransforaminal steroid injectionradicular pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Oswestry disability index

    Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire, the Oswestry Disability Index helps to measure a patient's lower back pain. It evaluates the extent to which the patient's level of function is restricted by the pain, concentrating on the effects rather than the nature of the pain. 0% to 20%: minimal disability 41%-60%: severe disability 61%-80%: crippled

    baseline, week 4, week 12

Other Outcomes (1)

  • The SomatoSensory Amplification Scale

    Baseline

Study Arms (2)

Transforaminal group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Transforaminal steroid injection will be applied, 30 patients

Procedure: transforaminal group

Lateral parasagittal group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Lateral parasagittal steroid injection will be applied, 30 patients

Procedure: Lateral parasagittal group

Interventions

Epidural steroid injection will be applied with transforaminal approach accompanied by fluoroscopy.

Transforaminal group

Epidural steroid injection will be applied with lateral parasagittal approach accompanied by scopy.

Lateral parasagittal group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Unilateral low back pain, radiculopathy

You may not qualify if:

  • malignancy
  • past back surgery

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Diskapi Yildirim Beyazıt Teaching and Research Hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Radiculopathy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Peripheral Nervous System DiseasesNeuromuscular DiseasesNervous System Diseases

Study Officials

  • Ömer Taylan AKKAYA

    Diskapi TRH

    STUDY DIRECTOR
  • Hüseyin Alp Alptekin

    Diskapi TRH

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Ezgi Can

    Diskapi TRH

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Director

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 29, 2022

First Posted

September 23, 2022

Study Start

June 22, 2022

Primary Completion

June 22, 2023

Study Completion

December 22, 2023

Last Updated

September 23, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

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