Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
Keep this study
Lead
The Cleveland Clinic
Age
18–80
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
18 to 80 years old at time of the first procedure
Male or female
History of chronic low back pain for longer than 6 months due to radiculopathy, symptomatic spinal canal stenosis, disc prolapse, postlaminectomy syndrome
magnetic resonance imaging or electromyographic evidence of nerve root damage
Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) score of \>12
No or minimal evidence of facet joint pathology
You may not be if
Known contraindications for epidural injection
Patients with ongoing workers' compensation claims
unstable or heavy opioid use (400 mg of morphine equivalents daily),
psychiatric disorders
medical illness, including conditions that could interfere with the interpretation of the outcome assessments
pregnant or lactating women
Current or recent drug abuse (within past 6 months).
