Neck pain relief: do added numbing drugs help?
NCT ID NCT07263672
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding local anesthetics to standard steroid injections in the neck helps people with long-term neck pain. Sixty patients who were already scheduled for the injection took part. Researchers measured pain levels and neck function to see if the combination worked better.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Jul 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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Who is studied
Adult patients with chronic neck pain due to cervical intervertebral disc herniation are planned to have a cervical epidural injection due to the pain originating from intervertebral disc herniation.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who were planned to have a cervical epidural injection due to the pain originating from an intervertebral disc herniation Exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 18 * Unwilling to participate, * Pregnant or pregnancy possibility * Infection or anatomic variations in the region of the procedure * Allergic to the drugs to be used in the procedure * Coagulation disorders
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine
Samsun, Atakum, 55200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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