Nerve block test before back surgery for leg pain
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study tests whether a temporary nerve-block injection can help doctors find the exact nerve causing your leg pain before you have back surgery. It may improve surgical results.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have leg pain that travels down one leg, possibly with back pain
- An MRI or CT scan shows a problem in your lower back that could be causing the pain
- Your doctor recommends surgery on a single level of the lower spine
- You are willing to have a nerve-block injection before surgery
- You are not pregnant and do not have active cancer
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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