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Could a sugar water shot beat steroids for back pain?

NCT ID NCT07528794

Symptom relief Sponsor: Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether injecting a sugar solution (dextrose) into the small joints of the lower back can reduce pain and improve function in people with chronic low back pain. Sixty adults aged 40-70 with facet joint arthritis were randomly assigned to receive dextrose, steroid, or saline injections. Researchers measured pain and disability at 1 and 3 months to see if dextrose works better than the other treatments.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
dextrose injection (5% dextrose)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost injection option for people with chronic low back pain from facet joint arthritis.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with only 60 participants and short-term follow-up (3 months). Results may not apply to everyone, and the benefit over placebo is uncertain.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

60 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2021

Finished

Mar 2023

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

40 to 70 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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 40-70 years Chronic low back pain lasting at least 3 months Inadequate response to at least 2 months of conservative treatment Predominantly axial low back pain aggravated by lumbar extension and rotation Absence of radicular symptoms No objective neurological deficits on physical examination Clinical findings consistent with facet-mediated pain, including: Localized facet joint tenderness Positive Kemp (lumbar extension-rotation) test Supportive positive Milgram test MRI evidence of lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis (L2-3 to L5-S1), including degenerative changes such as joint space narrowing, osteophytes, subchondral sclerosis, or facet hypertrophy Exclusion Criteria: * Significant lumbar disc herniation with nerve root compression Central canal or foraminal stenosis Vertebral fractures Inflammatory spinal diseases (e.g., spondyloarthritis) Predominant discogenic or vertebrogenic pain Neurogenic claudication Spinal deformities Objective neurological deficits Systemic inflammatory or neurological disorders Severe comorbid conditions that may affect functional outcomes Previous lumbar spinal interventions or injections Pregnancy Any other condition that may interfere with study participation or outcome assessment

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

osteoarthritis, spine

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Chronic low back pain Lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

    Istanbul, Istanbul, 34186, Turkey (Türkiye)

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