Chronic Unilateral Lumbar Radicular Pain
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Transgrade technique (TG), Interlaminar technique (IL).
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Neuropathic Pain. Basic parameters: from 21 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effectiveness of Transgrade vs Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection for Chronic Unilateral Lumbar Radicular Pain
Overview
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.
Interventions
- Other Transgrade technique (TG)
Transgrade (TG) Epidural Steroid Injection technique - Other Interlaminar technique (IL)
Interlaminar (IL) Epidural Steroid Injection technique
Primary outcome measures
- Number of patients who experienced successful pain relief at 3 month post-intervention [Time frame: 6 month post intervention (study period)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- > 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.
Exclusion criteria
- Previous lumbar spinal surgery.
- Myelopathy.
- Rheumatoid disorders.
- Psychiatric disorders
- Bleeding or coagulation disorders
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Ain-Shams University Hospitals — Cairo
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06092749 · FMASU MD 286/ 2023