NCT06599723

Racz Catheter Technique Versus Conventional Technique in Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection for Management of Low Back Pain

Racz Catheter Technique Versus Conventional Technique in Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection for Management of Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tanta University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare Racz catheter technique and conventional technique in lumbar epidural steroid injection for the management of low back pain.

Detailed description

Low back pain (LBP) is defined as a localized discomfort sensation below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain. Conservative treatment for LBP is focused on delaying or preventing the need for surgery. Indeed, LBP can improve spontaneously or with non-surgical treatment. However, cases that fail to improve with conservative management may need to be considered for a surgical approach. The epidural injection is a well-founded anesthetic and analgesic technique; moreover, nowadays, new technological devices can help anesthesiologists to learn and to administer it. One of these devices is Racz catheter epidural adhesiolysis. Racz catheter epidural adhesiolysis treatment addresses two issues, the injectate always reaches the area being targeted also the injections are likely to loosen fibrotic adhesions which may be the main cause of the pain in some cases.

Conditions

• Racz Catheter
• Conventional
• Lumbar
• Epidural
• Steroid Injection
• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Conventional lumbar steroid injections	Patients will receive conventional lumbar steroid injections.
PROCEDURE	Racz catheter	Patients will receive lumbar epidural steroid using Racz catheter.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-17
• Primary completion: 2025-03-06
• Completion: 2025-03-06
• First posted: 2024-09-19
• Last updated: 2025-03-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt