Status:
TERMINATED
Does Low-does Cervical Epidural Lidocaine Cause Transient Weakness?
Lead Sponsor:
University of Utah
Conditions:
Cervical Radiculopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
"Does low-does cervical epidural lidocaine cause transient weakness?"
Detailed Description
Cervical radicular pain is relatively common, often treated with epidural steroid injection (ESI), when conservative treatments like oral analgesics, physical therapy, and activity modification have f...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18-80.
- Clinical diagnosis of cervical radicular pain.
- Magnetic resonance imaging pathology consistent with clinical symptoms/signs.
- Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) pain score of 4 or higher.
- Pain duration of more than 6 weeks despite trial of conservative therapy (medications, physical therapy, or chiropractic care).
- Patients who will undergo CESI for treatment of cervical radiculitis.
Exclusion
- Refusal to participate, provide consent, or provide communication and follow-up information for duration of the study.
- Inability to perform handgrip or arm strength testing.
- Contraindications to Cervical ESI (active infection, bleeding disorders, current anticoagulant or antiplatelet medication use, allergy to medications used for CIESI, and pregnancy).
- Current glucocorticoid use or ESI within past 6 months.
- Prior cervical spine surgery.
- Cervical spinal cord lesions; cerebrovascular, demyelinating, or other neuro-muscular muscular disease.
- Patient request for or requirement of conscious sedation for the injection procedure.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 20 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 19 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
16 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03382925
Start Date
December 20 2017
End Date
August 19 2020
Last Update
November 25 2022
Active Locations (1)
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University of Utah Orthopaedic Center
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84108