Patient Satisfaction During Lomber Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection: The Role of Sedation, Anxiety, and Pain
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Conditions studied: Lumbar Disc Disease, Radiculopathy Lumbar, Radicular Pain
In brief
Transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) is a minimally invasive procedure commonly used for the management of lumbar radicular pain. It is intended to reduce inflammation around the affected nerve root, limit edema, and modulate nociceptive transmission, with the aim of relieving pain, improving physical function, and potentially reducing the need for surgery. Although TFESI may improve function and quality of life, treatment benefit is not uniform, and the degree of pain relief and patient satisfaction may differ across individuals. This prospective observational study aims to evaluate postprocedural pain intensity and patient satisfaction in individuals undergoing lumbar TFESI and to identify clinical and demographic factors associated with satisfaction. Demographic and clinical characteristics, medical and surgical history, procedural pain scores, anxiety level, postprocedural pain scores, sedation status, fluoroscopy-related metrics, and intraprocedural events will be recorded. Patient satisfaction will be assessed 1 hour after the procedure using a Likert-based questionnaire, and operator satisfaction will also be documented. By examining patient-reported outcomes together with procedural and clinical variables, this study seeks to provide a more standardized assessment of real-world TFESI outcomes and to support better patient selection and follow-up strategies.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07495501
- Run by
- Mersin University
- People needed
- 120
- Starts
- 2026-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-09-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-27
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adults aged 18 to 80 years
- No prior history of any interventional pain procedure
- Ability to read and write in Turkish and to complete the study questionnaires
- Written informed consent provided.
- Planned lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection for radicular pain
You may not qualify if…
- Refusal to provide written informed consent.
- Inability to complete the satisfaction questionnaires reliably due to lack of Turkish literacy, significant cognitive impairment or severe visual or hearing impairment
- Presence of major comorbidities such as decompensated cardiac or respiratory failure, uncontrolled arrhythmia or angina, myocardial infarction or stroke within the past 3 months, advanced liver or kidney failure, uncontrolled obstructive sleep apnea associated with morbid obesity, or severe pulmonary hypertension.
Where it is running
- Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Pain Clinic — Mersin, Turkey (Türkiye)
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