Treatment of Chronic Thoracic and Neck and Upper Extremity Pain - Full Text View

Purpose

To study improvements or lack thereof with the interlaminar epidural patients with or without steroids experiences mid back, upper back or neck pain with or without chest wall and upper extremity pain of at least 6-months duration non-responsive to conservative management.

Condition	Intervention
Back Pain Neck Pain	Drug: Xylocaine Drug: Xylocaine and Celestone

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	A Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blind Controlled Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Cervical and Thoracic Interlaminar Epidural Injections in Thoracic and Cervical Disc Herniation, Discogenic Pain, and Post-Cervical Laminectomy Syndrome

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MedlinePlus related topics: Back Pain Neck Injuries and Disorders

Drug Information available for: Lidocaine hydrochloride Lidocaine Betamethasone sodium phosphate Betamethasone Betamethasone valerate Betamethasone dipropionate

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Pain Management Center of Paducah:

Primary Outcome Measures:

To demonstrate clinically significant improvements or lack thereof with the interlaminar epidural patients with or without steroids [ Time Frame: Patients will return for follow-up visits at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment. The recruitment period is estimated as 24 months with an anticipated study duration of 48 months. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

To evaluate differences in outcomes in patients receiving steroids compared to those patients randomized to the local anesthetic group who did not receive steroids. [ Time Frame: Patients will return for follow-up visits at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment. The recruitment period is estimated as 24 months with an anticipated study duration of 48 months. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
To evaluate and compare the adverse event profile in all patients. [ Time Frame: Patients will return for follow-up visits at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months post-treatment. The recruitment period is estimated as 24 months with an anticipated study duration of 48 months. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	240
Study Start Date:	February 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2012
Primary Completion Date:	February 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Xylocaine 0.5% Xylocaine	Drug: Xylocaine 0.5% Xylocaine Other Name: Xylocaine
Active Comparator: Xylocaine and Celestone 0.5% Xylocaine with 6 mg of non-particulate Celestone.	Drug: Xylocaine 0.5% Xylocaine Other Name: Xylocaine Drug: Xylocaine and Celestone non-particulate Celestone Other Name: Celestone

Detailed Description:

This is a Single-center, prospective, controlled, double-blind, randomized study in thoracic and cervical regions.

Patients are studied in 2 groups in each region.

Group I-local anesthetic only.
Group II-local anesthetic with 6 mg of non-particulate Celestone.

All patients will be unblinded at 12 or 24 months. Non-responsive patients will be unblinded after 3 months and will be crossed over to a different group, if patient consents. Non-responsive patients may be unblinded and withdrawn from the study at any time.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Subjects of at least 18 years of age
Subjects with a history of chronic, function-limiting thoracic or cervical pain with or without upper extremity pain of at least 6 months in duration
Subjects who are able to give voluntary, written informed consent to participate in this investigation
Subjects who, in the opinion of the PI, are able to understand this investigation, co-operate with the investigational procedures, and are willing to return to the center for all the required post-operative follow-ups
Subjects have not had recent surgical procedures within the last 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

Compressive radiculopathy
Narcotic use of no greater than hydrocodone 100 mg/day, methadone of 60 mg, or morphine 180 mg, or dose equivalent
Uncontrolled major depression or uncontrolled psychiatric disorders
Uncontrolled or acute medical illnesses including coagulopathy, renal insufficiency, chronic liver dysfunction, progressive neurological deficit, urinary sphincter dysfunction, infection, increased intracranial pressure, pseudotumor cerebri, intracranial tumors, unstable angina, and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic severe conditions that could interfere with the interpretations of the outcome assessments for pain and bodily function
Women who are pregnant or lactating
Subjects who have participated in a clinical study with an investigational product within 30 days of enrollment
Patients with multiple complaints involving concomitant shoulder osteoarthritis, due to the overlap of pain complaints
Inability to achieve appropriate positioning and inability to understand informed consent and protocol
History of adverse reaction to local anesthetic or anti-inflammatory drugs and history of gastrointestinal bleeding or ulcers.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01071369

Locations

United States, Kentucky
Ambulatory Surgery Center
Paducah, Kentucky, United States, 42001

Sponsors and Collaborators

Pain Management Center of Paducah

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD

Ambulatory Surgery Center, Paducah

More Information

No publications provided by Pain Management Center of Paducah

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Manchikanti L, Malla Y, Cash KA, McManus CD, Pampati V. Fluoroscopic epidural injections in cervical spinal stenosis: preliminary results of a randomized, double-blind, active control trial. Pain Physician. 2012 Jan-Feb;15(1):E59-70.

Manchikanti L, Malla Y, Cash KA, McManus CD, Pampati V. Fluoroscopic cervical interlaminar epidural injections in managing chronic pain of cervical postsurgery syndrome: preliminary results of a randomized, double-blind, active control trial. Pain Physician. 2012 Jan-Feb;15(1):13-25.

Manchikanti L, Cash KA, McManus CD, Pampati V, Benyamin RM. A preliminary report of a randomized double-blind, active controlled trial of fluoroscopic thoracic interlaminar epidural injections in managing chronic thoracic pain. Pain Physician. 2010 Dec;13(6):E357-69.

Manchikanti L, Cash KA, Pampati V, Wargo BW, Malla Y. Cervical epidural injections in chronic discogenic neck pain without disc herniation or radiculitis: preliminary results of a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Pain Physician. 2010 Jul;13(4):E265-78.

Manchikanti L, Cash KA, Pampati V, Wargo BW, Malla Y. The effectiveness of fluoroscopic cervical interlaminar epidural injections in managing chronic cervical disc herniation and radiculitis: preliminary results of a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Pain Physician. 2010 May-Jun;13(3):223-36.

Responsible Party:	Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Medical Director, Pain Management Center of Paducah
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01071369 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	protocol 16
Study First Received:	February 14, 2008
Last Updated:	December 10, 2012
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Back Pain
Neck Pain
Pain
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Betamethasone-17,21-dipropionate
Betamethasone
Betamethasone sodium phosphate
Lidocaine
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Anti-Asthmatic Agents

Respiratory System Agents
Glucocorticoids
Hormones
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anesthetics, Local
Anesthetics
Central Nervous System Depressants
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Central Nervous System Agents
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Cardiovascular Agents

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