Chronic Unilateral Lumbar Radicular Pain

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age21+
SponsorAin Shams University

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

> 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.

Disqualifiers

Previous lumbar spinal surgery.

Myelopathy.

Rheumatoid disorders.

Psychiatric disorders

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Transgrade technique (TG)
  • Interlaminar technique (IL)

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Ain-Shams University Hospitals Cairo Egypt

Sponsors and collaborators

Ain Shams University

Lead sponsor