Local Anesthetics in Cervical Epidural Injection

NCT07263672 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: OMÜ KAEK 2021/300
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of local anesthetic drugs in cervical epidural injections for chronic neck pain.

Conditions

Chronic Neck Pain

Keywords

Pain; epidural; corticosteroid; local anesthetic; bupivacaine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)

  severity of pain from 0 to 11

  6 months

• Neck Disability Index (NDI)

  an assessment tool for neck pain

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Group S

Patients who received cervical epidural corticosteroid injection

Group SLA

Patients who received cervical epidural corticosteroid and local anesthetic injection

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients with chronic neck pain due to cervical intervertebral disc herniation are planned to have a cervical epidural injection due to the pain originating from intervertebral disc herniation.

You may qualify if:

• Patients who were planned to have a cervical epidural injection due to the pain originating from an intervertebral disc herniation

You may not qualify if:

• Patients younger than 18
• Unwilling to participate,
• Pregnant or pregnancy possibility
• Infection or anatomic variations in the region of the procedure
• Allergic to the drugs to be used in the procedure
• Coagulation disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mustafa Kurçaloğlu: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine

Samsun, Atakum, 55200, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Aslan E, Karaduman A, Yakut Y, Aras B, Simsek IE, Yagly N. The cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of neck disability index in patients with neck pain: a Turkish version study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 May 15;33(11):E362-5. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817144e1.

  PMID: 18469684 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Fatih Özkan, Professor

  Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 6 Months
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 23, 2025
• First Posted: December 4, 2025
• Study Start: January 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: July 30, 2022
• Study Completion: July 30, 2022
• Last Updated: February 18, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE

Locations

TU (1)