Steroid injection for disc pain: predicting success
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This study is testing whether changes in pain after a steroid injection into the spine can predict how well the treatment works. You may be eligible if you have a slipped disc in your lower back that causes at least moderate pain, and other treatments haven't helped enough.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 to 65 years old.
- Your pain score is 4 or higher on a 0–10 scale.
- You have a slipped disc in your lower back seen on MRI that matches your symptoms.
- You have tried other treatments (like physical therapy or medicine) that didn't help enough, and your doctor prescribed a steroid injection in your spine.
- You have not had back surgery for a disc herniation before.
- You have not had a steroid injection in your spine in the last 6 months.
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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