Role of Steroids and 10% Hypertonic Sodium Chloride in Adhesiolysis in Post Lumbar Surgery Syndrome Patients
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Conditions studied: Low Back Pain
In brief
To evaluate the effectiveness of steroids and/or 10% hypertonic sodium chloride in percutaneous adhesiolysis in managing chronic low back and/or lower extremity pain in patients with post lumbar surgery syndrome. To evaluate and compare the adverse event profile in all groups.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01053572
- Run by
- Pain Management Center of Paducah
- People needed
- 240
- Starts
- 2010-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-01-01
- 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…
- Inclusion criteria:
- History of lumbar surgery of at least 6 months duration in the past
- Patients over the age of 18 years
- Patients with a history of chronic function-limiting low back pain with or without lower extremity pain of at least 6 months duration (post-surgery)
- 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…
- Facet joints, uncontrollable as sole pain generators
- Unstable or heavy opioid use (400 mg of morphine equivalents daily)
- 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 anesthetic, steroids, or hypertonic sodium chloride solution.
Where it is running
- Pain Management Center of Paducah — Paducah, Kentucky, United States
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