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Keep this study
Lead
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Patients who are already planning to receive an epidural steroid injection from their physiatrist will be approached by study members on the day of their injection. If enrolled, the patients will be contacted every 3 days for 23 days to determine the severity of pain and degree of pain relief from the injection.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Any patient schedule for an epidural steroid injection (ESI) at Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital through the department of Physical Medicine \& Rehabilitation.
The epidural steroid injection will be performed as part of standard clinical care, this study only aims to describe the clinical response to the procedure.
You may not be if
ESI has been performed within the last 6 months
Steroid injection elsewhere in body within last 8 weeks
Oral or intramuscular steroids within last 8 weeks
Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
Unable to comply with required follow up
Please note that it is assumed that a patient scheduled for an epidural steroid injection clinically is assumed to not have any contraindications to the injection itself such as active systemic infection or pregnancy.
