Ibuprofen With or Without Dexamethasone for Acute Radicular Low Back Pain: A Randomized Trial
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2025-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This will be a placebo controlled, randomized, double-blind, comparative effectiveness study,
in which we patients are enrolled during an emergency department (ED) visit for acute
radicular low back pain (LBP) and followed by telephone two and seven days later. Patients
will be randomized to receive an oral dose of dexamethasone for 2 consecutive days or placebo
during an ED visit for acute radicular LBP. Every patient will receive a 7 day supply of
ibuprofen and a low back pain education session/