New injection offers hope for chronic back pain sufferers

NCT ID NCT04673461

First seen Jan 10, 2026 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 24 times

Summary

This study tested an experimental injection called STA363 (lactic acid) for people with long-term lower back pain caused by damaged spinal discs. 110 adults who had not gotten enough relief from standard treatments received either a low dose, a high dose, or a placebo injection. The main goal was to see if the injection reduced pain intensity over 6 months compared to placebo.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Alrijne Ziekenhuis Leiderdorp

    Leiderdorp, Netherlands

  • Bekhterev Psychiatry and Neurology Center

    Saint Petersburg, Russia

  • Belgorod Regional Clinical Hospital of Saint Joasaph

    Belgorod, Russia

  • Complejo Hospitalario Ruber Juan Bravo

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hm Puerta Del Sur

    Móstoles, Spain

  • Hospital Quirónsalud Córdoba

    Córdoba, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud Madrid

    Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain

  • Kirov State Medical University

    Kirov, Russia

  • Krasnoyarsk Interdistrict Clinical Emergency Hospital

    Krasnoyarsk, Russia

  • LLC MART

    Saint Petersburg, Russia

  • Ochapovsky Regional Clinical Hospital #1

    Krasnodar, Russia

  • Privolzhsky Research Medical University

    Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

  • Regional Clinical Hospital #3

    Chelyabinsk, Russia

  • Rijnstate Hospital Anesthesiology and Pain

    Velp, Netherlands

  • Siberian Research Clinical Center

    Krasnoyarsk, Russia

  • Smolensk Regional Clinical Hospital

    Smolensk, Russia

  • Tula Regional Clinical Hospital

    Tula, Russia

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