Depo-Medrol after lumbar surgery through the psoas muscle
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This trial studies whether a steroid shot called Depo-Medrol, given after a specific type of lower-back surgery, can improve recovery and outcomes. It’s only for people who are having a certain lumbar fusion procedure at specific spinal levels.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are being treated at the practices of Drs. Singh, Mallozzi, or Moss
- You are having a transpsoas lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) for 1–3 disc levels, and it must include L3-4 and/or L4-5
- Your plan includes posterior instrumentation (open or minimally invasive), with or without a laminectomy
- You are between 18 and 75 years old and have lumbar disc degeneration
- You must be able to consent yourself (and speak fluent English enough to sign consent)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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