Back pain injection satisfaction: does anxiety or sedation matter?
NCT ID NCT07495501
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will follow 120 adults receiving a steroid injection for lower back and leg pain caused by a slipped disc. Researchers want to see how factors like anxiety, pain during the procedure, and sedation affect how satisfied patients feel one hour after the injection. The goal is to learn what matters most for a good experience, not to test a new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better understand which factors improve patient satisfaction and tailor care for people with lumbar radicular pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test a new therapy or directly improve outcomes. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population will include adult patients presenting to the pain medicine outpatient clinic of Mersin University Faculty of Medicine Hospital who provide written informed consent, meet the eligibility criteria, and undergo lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection during the study period.
- Ages
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18 to 80 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 to 80 years * No prior history of any interventional pain procedure * Ability to read and write in Turkish and to complete the study questionnaires * Written informed consent provided. * Planned lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection for radicular pain Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to provide written informed consent. * Inability to complete the satisfaction questionnaires reliably due to lack of Turkish literacy, significant cognitive impairment or severe visual or hearing impairment * Presence of major comorbidities such as decompensated cardiac or respiratory failure, uncontrolled arrhythmia or angina, myocardial infarction or stroke within the past 3 months, advanced liver or kidney failure, uncontrolled obstructive sleep apnea associated with morbid obesity, or severe pulmonary hypertension.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Pain Clinic
Mersin, Turkey (Türkiye)
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