Chronic Unilateral Lumbar Radicular Pain

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Neuropathic Pain

In brief

Chronic neuropathic lumbar pain is among one of the most widespread complaints of patients.Many approaches have been attempted to target chronic pain, with varying efficacy and risks. Transgrade (TG) epidural injection is a new technique using a Racz- Coudé needle for epidural access at a "transgrade" angle without requiring any specialized hardware or accessories. Interlaminar (IL) epidural steroid injection (ESI) is one of the procedures that involves the delivery of injectate to the epidural space through directing a needle between the laminae of two adjacent vertebrae.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06092749

Run by

Ain Shams University

People needed

80

Starts

2023-11-01

Expected to finish

2026-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-15

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• > 6-month history of persistent pain in one leg with back pain.
• Capable of giving informed consent.
• Unsatisfactory response to conventional treatments including physical therapy or medications with a numeric rating scale (NRS) ≥ 5.

You may not qualify if…

• Previous lumbar spinal surgery.
• Myelopathy.
• Rheumatoid disorders.
• Psychiatric disorders
• Bleeding or coagulation disorders

Where it is running

• Ain-Shams University Hospitals — Cairo, Egypt (enrolling)

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