Preoperative Corticosteroid Epidural Injection and Lumbar Decompression Surgery Outcomes
Status:
Withdrawn
Trial end date:
2020-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This randomized control trial will compare opioid use, pain, and functional outcomes
following decompression surgery for single-level lumbar radiculopathy in patients who undergo
placement of corticosteroid epidural injection within 2 weeks prior to surgery compared to
those who do not. The hypothesis of this study is that patients who receive the preoperative
corticosteroid injection will have less reduced postoperative opioid use, as well as earlier
mobilization, reduced length of stay, and faster return to work compared to control patients
who do not receive the injection.