Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Comorbid Psychiatric Conditions on Results of Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
Lead Sponsor:
Hitit University
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Radiculopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Low back pain (LBP) and radiculopathic pain are a major socio-economic problem affecting all age groups. 70% of people consult a doctor at least once in their life due to LBP. Radicular pain is though...
Detailed Description
Although information leaflets given to patients prior to surgical or non-surgical interventions have not yet been used as a standard in each clinic, the effects on patients have been frequently resear...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- lumbar radiculopathy due to lumbar disc herniation,
- unresponsive to conservative treatments,
- duration of pain is less than 3 months,
- patients scheduled for the first time with TFESI.
Exclusion
- the cases when fluoroscopy or epidural injection is contraindicated (coagulation disorders, pregnancy etc...),
- underwent epidural injection in the last 6 months,
- to have a history of lumbar spinal surgery,
- inflammatory diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathy),
- spinal infection or malignancy,
- to benefit from six-week medical treatment,
- be reluctant to participate in the work and follow up,
- who are illiterate,
- the patients with psychiatric disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 30 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 25 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
166 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03821350
Start Date
December 30 2013
End Date
December 25 2015
Last Update
January 29 2019
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