Dexamethasone Therapy for Low Back Pain

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2017-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study will evaluate the efficacy of IV Dexamethasone in treatment low back pain as an adjunct to analgesics.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
• Treatments: BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• No "red flags" of serious spinal pathology

• Normal neurological examination

• Indication for opioid analgesia based on our pain management protocol

• No known hypersensitivity to the medication

• Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy

• All others who do not meet inclusion criteria