Local Anesthetics in Cervical Epidural Injection

Mustafa Kurçaloğlu60 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of local anesthetic drugs in cervical epidural injections for chronic neck pain

In this prospective observational study, patients were divided into two groups regarding the injected solution into the cervical epidural space. Group S received corticosteoroid injection and group LS received corticosteroid and bupivacaine injection. Pain severity scores (Numerical Rating Scale - NRS) and Neck Disability Index (NDI) scores were recored before the intervention and one, three, and six months after the interventions. Significant difference were searched between groups using by statistical analysis.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Neck Pain Due to Cervical Intervertebral Disc Herniation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who were planned to have a cervical epidural injection due to the pain originated from intervertebral disc herniation Exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than18, those who were unwilling to participate, those who were pregnant or possibly pregnant, with infection or anatomic variations in the region of the procedure, allergic to the drugs to be used in the procedure and with coagulation disorders

Locations (1)

Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine

Samsun, Atakum, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)

severity of pain from 0 to 11

Time frame: 6 months

Neck Disability Index (NDI)

an assessment tool for neck pain

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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