A Randomized, Equivalence Trial of Percutaneous Lumbar Adhesiolysis and Caudal Epidural Steroid Injections

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Low Back Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to: * evaluate the effectiveness of percutaneous epidural adhesiolysis in managing chronic low back and/or lower extremity pain in patients without post lumbar surgery syndrome or spinal stenosis and compare with fluoroscopically directed caudal epidural steroid injections. * evaluate and compare the adverse event profile in all groups.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01053273

Run by

Pain Management Center of Paducah

People needed

120

Starts

2010-02-01

Expected to finish

2014-01-27

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with history of lumbar surgery of at least 6 months duration in the past
• Patients over the 18 years of age
• Patients with a history of chronic function-limiting low back pain with or without lower extremity pain of at least 6 months duration
• Patients who are competent to understand the study protocol and provide voluntary, written informed consent and participate in outcome measurements

You may not qualify if…

• Post surgery, central spinal stenosis, and facet joints as sole pain generators
• Unstable or heavy opioid use
• Uncontrolled psychiatric disorders
• Uncontrolled medical illness
• Any conditions that could interfere with the interpretation of the outcome assessments
• Pregnant or lactating women
• Patients with a history or potential for adverse reaction(s) to local anesthetics or steroid.

Where it is running

• Pain Management Center of Paducah — Paducah, Kentucky, United States

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