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A study to determine whether caudal epidural steroid injection is better than undergoing physical therapy program in patients suffering from degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis

Role of epidural steroid injection in lumbar spinal stenosis-a randomized controlled trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/07/009036
Enrollment
64
Registered
2017-07-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Interventions

Intervention1: GROUP A-32 patients: 1. Group A-Patients will be given caudal epidural steroid injection using 10ml (0.5%) Lignocaine with 80mg(2ml) triamcinolone acetonide, made up to 14ml, with exerc

Sponsors

Dr Mohit Kishore Srivastava
Lead Sponsor
Dr AK Gupta
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 50 years or older (Friedly et al 2012) 2. Pain in the low back, buttock and or lower extremity with standing, walking and/spinal extension (leg pain more than back pain) (Friedly et al 2012) 3. Patients having neurogenic claudication from central canal stenosis (Friedly et al 2012) 4. Both newly diagnosed case of LSS as well as those who have failed a course of conservative management of any duration 5. Pain in Numerical pain rating scale more than 4 (Friedly et al 2012) 6. Radiological finding of lumbar spine show narrowing of spinal canal diameter which are grade A and B (Constantin et al 2010) 7. May be able to read English/ hindi and complete the assessment instrument

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
NPRS(Numerical pain rating scale), Oswestry Disability Index, Standing Tolerance Test and Walking Tolerance Test at 12 weeks after the intervention given to patients of both the groups.Timepoint: NPRS(Numerical pain rating scale), Oswestry Disability Index, Standing Tolerance Test and Walking Tolerance Test at 12 weeks after the intervention given to patients of both the groups.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NPRS (Numerical pain rating scale), Oswestry Disability Index, Standing Tolerance Test and Walking Tolerance Test (just after the caudal epidural block, after 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 12 weeks)after the intervention given to patients of both the groupsTimepoint: just after the caudal epidural block, after 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 12 weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Mohit Kishore Srivastava

King Georgeââ?¬â?¢s Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow ââ?¬â?? 226003

dranilaiims@yahoo.co.in9559399513

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026