Chronic neuropathic lumbar pain is among one of the most widespread complaints of patients.Many approaches have been attempted to target chronic pain, with varying efficacy and risks. Transgrade (TG) epidural injection is a new technique using a Racz- Coudé needle for epidural access at a "transgrade" angle without requiring any specialized hardware or accessories. Interlaminar (IL) epidural steroid injection (ESI) is one of the procedures that involves the delivery of injectate to the epidural space through directing a needle between the laminae of two adjacent vertebrae.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
80
Transgrade (TG) Epidural Steroid Injection technique
Interlaminar (IL) Epidural Steroid Injection technique
Ain-Shams University Hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
RECRUITINGNumber of patients who experienced successful pain relief at 3 month post-intervention
Number of patients who experienced successful pain relief at 3 month post-intervention, which is defined as ≥ 50% reduction of numeric rating scale (NRS-11) from pre-intervention level.
Time frame: 6 month post intervention (study period)
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