Subjective Intraoperative Use of Epidural Steroid Administration Following Discectomy
Subjective Intraoperative Use of Epidural Steroid Administration Following Discectomy for Herniated Lumbar Discs Is There a Role? - A Randomized Control Trial
University of Missouri-Columbia
200 participants
Nov 21, 2019
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine a grading system for inflammation in lumbar disc herniation and which groups, if any, benefit most from the administration of an intra-operative epidural steroid.
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Interventions
Patients included in the treatment group will have their surgical site lavaged with dexamethasone at the end of their surgery.
Patients included in the placebo group will have their surgical site lavaged with sterile saline at the end of their surgery.
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NCT04182997