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 a corticosteroid injection, and group LS received a corticosteroid and bupivacaine injection. Pain severity scores (Numerical Rating Scale - NRS) and Neck Disability Index (NDI) scores were recorded before the intervention and one, three, and six months after the intervention. Significant differences were searched between groups using statistical analysis.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Neck Pain

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 originating from an intervertebral disc herniation Exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 18 * Unwilling to participate, * Pregnant or pregnancy possibility * Infection or anatomic variations in the region of the procedure * Allergic to the drugs to be used in the procedure * 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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