Alcohol injection offers new hope for chronic back pain sufferers
NCT ID NCT07151027
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding alcohol to a standard numbing and steroid injection could provide better pain relief for people with sacroiliac joint pain. Fifty-four adults with chronic low back pain from the sacroiliac joint received an ultrasound-guided injection, with or without alcohol. The main goal was to measure pain reduction using a standard pain scale, and the study also looked at improvements in daily function.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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54 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult patients of either gender diagnosed with sacroiliac joint pain. 2. Patient aged 18-60 years old. 3. Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II. 4. Chronic pain at sacroiliac joint for more than 12 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with MRI confirmed other cause of Low back pain as (disc prolapse, spinal canal stenosis, etc.). 2. Patients without any positive provocative tests (FABER, Gaenslen's and Fortin's finger tests). 3. Patients had findings suggestive of another source of axial back pain. 4. Patients with symptoms radiating past the knee. 5. Patients with less than 5/5 strength in the lower extremity. 6. Patients with diminished reflexes. 7. Patients diagnosed with myelopathy, and positive neural tension signs including straight leg raise and/or slump test. 8. Obese patients (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m²). 9. Infection at the injection site. 10. Patients who have undergone previous spine or pelvic surgery. 11. Coagulation disorders as bleeding tendency and platelet dysfunction. 12. Allergy to local anesthetics. 13. Patients with mental disorders, as well as drug abuse. 14. Lumbar facet steroid injections within the past 12 months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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FayoumU
Al Fayyum, Faiyum Governorate, Egypt
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