Effects of epidural dexamethasone injection on glucose tolerance and the function of the adrenal glands

Effects of epidural dexamethasone injection on glucose tolerance and the function of the adrenal glands - Effects of epidural dexamethasone on glucose tolerance and adrenal function

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000026675

Enrollment

100

Registered

2017-03-23

Start date

2015-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Low back pain

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with low back pain due to lumber spinal disease and aged over 50. Diabetes group: history of diabetes mellitus or the results of blood sample at baseline show either fasting blood glucose>126mg/dl, casual blood glucose>200mg/dl or HbA1c>6.5 Non-diabetes group: Other than that above

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Steroid use within past 6 months, patients with allergy to contrast dye, local anesthetic, and dexamethasone, ones with coagulopathy, the pregnant, severe diabetes, obesity (BMI>30kg/m2 ), severe dyslipidemia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The change in HbA1c levels:HbA1c at 2 months after the initial treatment minus HbA1c at baseline	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShizuko Kosugi

Keio University School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology

shizuko.kosugi@gmail.com03-5363-3810

Outcome results