CT Guided Injection for Low Back Radiculopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Montefiore Medicine Academic Health System

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 4

Conditions: Disc Herniation; Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

Treatments: Drug: Standard medical care; Drug: CT-guided corticosteroid+ bupivicaine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01267825

10-06-162

Details and patient eligibility

About

Herniated disc sometimes cause back pain radiating down to a leg. This pain can be so severe that it is functionally disabling. The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to determine if corticosteroid medication, delivered directly to the area near the herniated disc, can improve the pain and functional disability associated with a herniated disc.

Enrollment: 1 patient

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults <60y
• < 1m of symptoms
• Symptoms consistent with herniated disc
• MRI demonstrates corresponding disc
• Back pain resulting in functional disability

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic pain
• Daily pain medication
• Frequent back pain
• On the job injury

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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1 participants in 2 patient groups

CT-guided intervention

Experimental group

Description:

CT guided perineural injection of corticosteroid+ bupivicaine Also get typical medical care

Treatment:

Drug: CT-guided corticosteroid+ bupivicaine

Standard medical care

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: Standard medical care