Artificial intelligence predicts response to steroid injection for sciatica
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This study uses artificial intelligence to predict how well a patient with sciatica will respond to a steroid injection in the spine. It aims to help doctors personalize treatment and improve outcomes for people with nerve-related back and leg pain.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older.
- You must have sciatica symptoms that match a specific nerve root (L4, L5, or S1) in your lower back.
- Your symptoms must have lasted at least 3 months and not improved with usual care.
- You must be scheduled to receive a steroid injection into the spine (called a transforaminal epidural steroid injection).
- You cannot be pregnant, have a bleeding disorder, a history of allergic reactions to the injected substances, or major psychiatric illness.
- You cannot have had an epidural steroid injection within the last 3 months or be on systemic steroids.
Quick eligibility check
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