Nerve Block Injection to Guide Sciatica Surgery
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a targeted nerve-numbing injection (placed near the compressed nerve root in your lower back) can help doctors confirm which nerve is causing your sciatica pain before surgery. This may help your surgeon plan the best approach and improve your outcome.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Sciatica (leg pain from nerve compression) lasting longer than 1 month that interferes with daily activities
- Imaging (MRI or CT) showing possible nerve root compression at L4-L5 or L5-S1 levels, but doctors aren't completely certain which nerve is causing your pain
- You have decided to have single-level lumbar decompression surgery (a procedure to relieve pressure on one nerve in the lower back)
- You do not have severe weakness or numbness as your main symptom—pain is primary
- You are not pregnant, do not have active cancer, and are able to follow assessment instructions
- Only one nerve root is compressed at one spinal level (not multiple levels)
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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