Sugar water injection may ease stubborn tailbone pain
NCT ID NCT07552298
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if injecting a sugar-water solution (dextrose prolotherapy) can reduce pain and improve function in people with chronic tailbone pain (coccydynia). The trial will include 40 adults who have had pain for over 6 months and haven't gotten better with standard treatments. Participants will receive either the sugar-water injection or a placebo to see if it helps with sitting and daily activities.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 40 people
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- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with coccydynia lasting longer than 6 months, * Those unresponsive to at least 6 months of conventional conservative treatment methods, * Those with coccygeal tenderness on palpation, * Patients aged between 18 and 65 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of trauma within the last 3 months or postpartum coccydynia, * Those with lesions or infections at the injection site, * Those with dislocation or organic bone pathology of the coccyx observed on X-ray imaging, * Those with fecal or urinary incontinence, * Patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, * Those with a history of malignancy, * Patients with a bleeding tendency (acquired or hereditary) \[INR \> 2 in patients using warfarin\], * Those with a history of myelomeningocele, * Those diagnosed with spina bifida, * Patients with rheumatologic disease, * Those who have undergone coccyx injection or ganglion block within the last 3 months, * Patients with severe comorbidities.
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Locations
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Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
RECRUITINGIstanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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