EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION VERSUS INTERFERENTIAL CURRENT IN TREATMENT OF CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION VERSUS CONSERVATIVE MEASURES IN TREATMENT OF CHRONIC AXIAL LOW BACK PAIN: A RANDOMIZED PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201901523042787

Enrollment

Registered

2019-01-16

Start date

2017-08-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

blind epidural steroid injection plus exercises

interferential current therapy plus exercises

exercises

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients complaining of chronic axial LBP. patients aged between 20-65 years,

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: BMI> 35 poor abdominal muscle power spinal nerve root compression presenting with sciatica spinal canal stenosis, multiple level disc prolapse, spondylolisthesis, previous spinal surgery, pre-existing neurologic deficits, uncontrolled psychiatric illnesses , polyneuropathy, generalized pain or any associated regional pain.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
evaluation of pain using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS),	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
of function capacity using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI),; evaluation of depression using the Arabic version of Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI).	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactHoda AbdelNaby

lecturer

hoda_naby@yahoo.com00201227380883

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026