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Can one injection beat back pain? a trial aims to find out

NCT ID NCT07762170

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First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial investigates different types of steroid injections for back, neck, and related pain to see which are most effective and safe. It compares various steroids, doses, and injection sites, including epidural and facet joint injections. The study measures pain relief and functional improvement in 500 adults, aiming to standardize a treatment that currently varies widely.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Steroid injections (triamcinolone acetonide or betamethasone) with or without local anesthetics, given in various locations (epidural, facet joints, sacroiliac joints)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could help standardize back pain injection treatments, leading to more effective and safer pain relief for millions.
What could go wrong
This is a Phase 4 trial, but results depend on comparing many different protocols, which may not reveal a single best approach. Steroid injections carry risks like infection or nerve damage, though rare.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 4

Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.

Participants

About 500 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jul 2026

Expected to finish

Mar 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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.

Ages

18 years and older

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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Inclusion Criteria: * \>18 years of age; * Diagnosis of lumbar, cervical, or thoracic pain with various etiologies; * Eligibility to receive steroid injections for back pain, including epidural, facet joints, or SIJ injections, or other injections (e.g., local anesthetics); * Being willing and able to provide NRS pain ratings and PROMIS functionality ratings before the intervention, and the same scores plus IPR, fIPR, and PGIC at various follow-up points after the intervention; * Provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of dementia, Parkinson's disease or other cognitive impairments; * Congenital or acquired polyneuropathy; * Back surgery in the month before injection treatment or planned surgery in the subsequent 3 months; * Any clinically significant acute or chronic medical condition that in the judgment of Investigator may preclude injection in the epidural space or compromise patient safety, limit patient's ability to complete the study, and/or compromise the objectives of the study; * Participation in any other competing clinical study within 3 months prior to screening and during the study period.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Wilderman Medical Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Thornhill, Ontario, L4J 1W3, Canada

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