A prospective study on the effect of a medical procedure of injecting steroid under the guidance of a special X-ray called fluoroscopy, on pain and functional ability in patients with low back and leg pain due to a bulging disc in the lumbosacral region of the spine

Effect of fluoroscopy guided caudal epidural steroid injection on pain and functional outcome in lumbosacral radiculopathy due to prolapsed intervertebral disc: A prospective study. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/09/058128

Enrollment

Registered

2023-09-29

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-10-16

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M511- Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy

Interventions

Intervention1: Caudal epidural steroid injection.: Patients with prolapsed intervertebral discs L4-L5, and L5-S1 will receive caudal epidural steroid injection under fluoroscopy guidance in the well-e

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male/ Female of Age > 18 years, 2. MRI diagnosed cases of PIVD L4-L5, L5-S1 presenting with lumbosacral radiculopathy of duration more than three months and not responding to conservative treatment, 3. Patients refusing or not fit for surgery. 4. Blood sugars and inflammatory markers in the normal range.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. PIVD with neurological deficits. 2. Previous lumbar surgery. 3. Spinal structural abnormalities. 4. Patients with coagulopathy/Patients on anticoagulants. 5. Any acute or chronic uncontrolled medical illness and psychiatric disorders which might interfere with assessment of the patient. 6. Patients with history of possible adverse reaction to steroid/local anesthetic agents. 7. Pregnancy. 8. Infection at the injection site. 9. Patients with history of allergy to contrast dye.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Numerical rating scale (NRS) Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Timepoint: before, after procedure, 1 week post procedure , 1 month post procedure, 2 month after procedure.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
SLRT, Modified schobers test, walking tolerence testTimepoint: before and after the procedure, 1 week post-procedure, 1 month post-procedure, 2 months after the procedure.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sakshi Gawande

All India Institute Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation

vinaygoyal80@gmail.com7045773329

Outcome results

None listed

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