None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Procedure/Surgery : In this study, participants got epidural steroid injection once. One group (TA 40) received triamcinolone acetonide 40mg and the other group (TA 20) received triamcinolone acetonid
Sponsors
The Catholic University of Korea, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: participants met the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status 1 or 2 classification; adults aged over 50 years; men and postmenopausal women; patients diagnosed with lumbar HNP or spinal stenosis on the basis of symptoms (pain nature, pain location, neurogenic intermittent claudication, pain aggravating or relieving factors, etc.), signs (straight leg raising test, sensory, motor, deep tendon reflex, etc.), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings; and patients who were matched for ESI.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients absolutely contraindicated for ESI (bleeding tendency and infection at the procedure site); patients who had received any glucocorticoids during recent 3 months; patients who could not take glucocorticoids (allergy to steroid agents, pregnancy, all endocrinological diseases); patients with sleep disturbances; patients taking herbal medicine or contraceptives; patients who had experienced severe stress during the preceding month; and patients who had consumed alcohol for 12 hours or food one hour before sampling.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| salivary cortisol level | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Extend of reduction (%) of SC concentration after ESI =(SC on D0 - SC on D1) / SC on D0 × 100;ACTH stimulation test;Numerical rating scale (NRS) | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactHo Sik Moon
The Catholic University of Korea, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital
Outcome results
None listed