Can one injection beat back pain? a trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07762170
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
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
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.
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18 years and older
- 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: * \>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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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Wilderman Medical Clinic
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