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Do Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections With Low-dose Lidocaine Cause Transient Objective Upper Extremity Weakness? A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03127137

Recruitment Status : Recruiting

First Posted : April 25, 2017

Last Update Posted : June 4, 2019

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Information provided by (Responsible Party):

David Walega, Northwestern University

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Recruitment Status :	Recruiting
Estimated Primary Completion Date :	December 31, 2021
Estimated Study Completion Date :	January 15, 2022

Publications:

Peloso P, Gross A, Haines T, Trinh K, Goldsmith CH, Burnie S; Cervical Overview Group. Medicinal and injection therapies for mechanical neck disorders. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD000319. Review. Update in: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;5:CD000319.

Stav A, Ovadia L, Sternberg A, Kaadan M, Weksler N. Cervical epidural steroid injection for cervicobrachialgia. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 1993 Aug;37(6):562-6.

Cicala RS, Thoni K, Angel JJ. Long-term results of cervical epidural steroid injections. Clin J Pain. 1989 Jun;5(2):143-5.

Botwin KP, Castellanos R, Rao S, Hanna AF, Torres-Ramos FM, Gruber RD, Bouchlas CG, Fuoco GS. Complications of fluoroscopically guided interlaminar cervical epidural injections. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2003 May;84(5):627-33.

Rowlingson JC, Kirschenbaum LP. Epidural analgesic techniques in the management of cervical pain. Anesth Analg. 1986 Sep;65(9):938-42.

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

McCormick ZL, Burnham T, Cunningham S, Kendall RW, Bougie D, Teramoto M, Walega DR. Effect of low-dose lidocaine on objective upper extremity strength and immediate pain relief following cervical interlaminar epidural injections: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2020 Oct;45(10):767-773. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2020-101598. Epub 2020 Aug 11.