Intracutaneous Sterile Water Injections for Acute Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Low Back Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of intracutaneous sterile water injections (ISWI) for treatment of acute low back pain in patients presenting to the emergency department. The primary aim is to determine if ISWI provides pain relief for acute low back pain in the ED. The secondary aim is to evaluate whether ISWI provides improved patient satisfaction in the ED setting. The hypothesis is that ISWI will improve pain amongst patients presenting with acute low back pain to the ED.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04240483

Run by

Lindsey schmelzer

People needed

6

Starts

2020-07-27

Expected to finish

2021-02-08

Last updated by the study team

2022-01-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Active Duty and DoD Beneficiaries aged 18 to 64 years.
• Presenting to the ED with a chief complaint of acute low back pain of less than 2 weeks in duration.
• Pain severity on presentation of greater than or equal to 5/10 on Visual Analogue Scale.

You may not qualify if…

• Traumatic low back pain
• New weakness or neurologic deficit
• New loss bowel/bladder control
• Back pain above T12
• Active cancer
• Currently taking anticoagulant medications
• Signs of infection or trauma over the injection site
• Non-English speaking
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center — Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States

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