Lumbar injection study for leg pain from a herniated disc
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests an injection for a single herniated disc in the lower back that causes leg pain. It may help people whose pain has not improved with standard treatments like physical therapy or medications.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- You have a herniated disc at one level in your lower back, confirmed by an MRI, with the bulge taking up less than 30% of your spinal canal.
- Your leg pain is significant (at least 50 on a 0-100 scale) and is at least 20 points worse in one leg than the other.
- The disc height at the herniated level is at least one-third the height of the disc above or below it.
- You have had leg pain for at least 6 weeks that hasn't improved with conservative care, and you have already had one steroid injection or nerve block that initially helped but symptoms returned.
- You have no prior surgery or certain procedures in your lumbar spine, no significant structural deformities, and no other major medical conditions that would increase risk.
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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