Caudal Epidural Injection of Dextrose For Low Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Objective: The purposes of the study are to

1. Explore the immediate and short term (to 48 hour) analgesic potential of epidural D5W in comparison to normal saline.

2. Determine if cumulative benefit results from caudal dextrose injection.

3. Evaluate accuracy of a small needle vertical approach caudal injection that will allow for blind injection of D5W.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Smigel, Liza, M.D.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• More than 3 months of back pain

• Some pain below the iliac crest (Either in buttock or in leg)

• At least one conservative (non-injection) modality of treatment to include physical therapy, chiropractic/osteopathic manipulation, exercises, drug therapy, and relative rest.

• Opiate use absent or controlled

• Psychiatric history absent or controlled

• Current medical stability

• Absent steroid use history or no allergy or intolerance to steroid use

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unstable neurologic function