NCT02706054

Treatment of Recent Onset Low Back Pain With Periradicular Injections of Meloxicam

Treatment of Recent Onset Low Back Pain With Periradicular Injections of Meloxicam: a Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Cross-over Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This randomized, double-blind, placebo control, cross-over study tested the hypothesis that periradicular injections of Meloxicam would reduce recent onset low back pain and improve physical activity compared to saline injection at 3 months follow-up evaluation

Detailed description

In the present study we use a well-known non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, meloxicam, in a novel way, an IM administration near a nerve root.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	saline	The patients received an IM injection of saline near the nerve root (periradicular)
DRUG	Meloxicam	The patients received an IM injection of meloxicam near the nerve root (periradicular)

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-05-01
• Primary completion: 2014-07-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2016-03-11
• Last updated: 2023-05-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy