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RECRUITING
NCT04876612
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Effect of Limaprost in Combination With Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection

Sponsor: Seoul National University

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of limaprost(Opalmon® ) on walking ability, low back pain and leg pain after transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) was administered compared to the placebo group.

Official title: Effect of Limaprost in Combination With Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection for the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: a Prospective, Double-blind, Randomized Controlled Trial

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - 85 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

104

Start Date

2021-11-10

Completion Date

2025-08-31

Last Updated

2024-05-29

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI)

Well trained pain physician performs all the fluoroscopy-guided transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI), who is not involved in evaluating study variables. Electrocardiography, noninvasive blood pressure, heart rate, and peripheral oxygen saturation were monitored for all patients before, while, and after conducting procedure. For TFESI, patients are prone positioned, and skin preparation on injection site is done with chlorohexidine. Procedure is conducted under fluoroscopy guidance at the patient's symptom complaining level. After confirming with a contrast medium, 3 ml of 0.1875% ropivacaine and 5 mg of dexamethasone are administered.

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, South Korea