Magnesium levels may predict back pain injection success
NCT ID NCT06551792
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether having low magnesium in the body makes steroid injections for back pain less effective. Researchers followed 118 people with back pain who received these injections and measured their pain and disability levels. The goal was to see if magnesium deficiency is linked to poorer outcomes, which could help doctors personalize treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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118 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with paracentral/subarticular protruded disc herniation who underwent transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESE) to the lumbosacral region * Patients with complete data to be scanned in their files
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Exclusion Criteria: * Patients whose medical analgesic treatment was changed during their three-month follow-up; * Those with fibromyalgia; * Those with metabolic diseases (chronic renal failure, spondyloarthropathies, diabetes, hypo/hyperthyroidism, etc.) that may affect serum magnesium level; * Those with a history of lumbar surgery; * those taking magnesium or calcium supplements; * Those with malignancy or obesity; * Those with psychiatric illness; * Those without lumbar MRI; Patients whose clinical, physical examination and laboratory data cannot be accessed
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, 34000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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