Can one injection beat back pain? a trial aims to find out

NCT ID NCT07762170

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Igor Wilderman. MD Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial investigates different types of steroid injections for back, neck, and related pain to see which are most effective and safe. It compares various steroids, doses, and injection sites, including epidural and facet joint injections. The study measures pain relief and functional improvement in 500 adults, aiming to standardize a treatment that currently varies widely.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Steroid injections (triamcinolone acetonide or betamethasone) with or without local anesthetics, given in various locations (epidural, facet joints, sacroiliac joints)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could help standardize back pain injection treatments, leading to more effective and safer pain relief for millions.
What could go wrong: This is a Phase 4 trial, but results depend on comparing many different protocols, which may not reveal a single best approach. Steroid injections carry risks like infection or nerve damage, though rare.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Low Back Pain lumbar spinal stenosis Neck Pain osteoarthritis, spine polyradiculopathy radiculopathy sciatica

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BACK PAIN LOWER BACK FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME (FBSS) INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISORDERS WITH RADICULOPATHY, LUMBAR REGION NECK PAIN RADICULOPATHY MULTIPLE SITES SCIATICA SPINAL STENOSIS CERVICOTHORACIC REGION SPINAL STENOSIS LUMBAR SPINE OSTEOARTHRITIS

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Locations

Wilderman Medical Clinic
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Thornhill, Ontario, L4J 1W3, Canada

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