Caudal Epidural Steroid and Trigger Point Injection
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-12-20
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This prospective randomized study will be conducted in Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University
Hospital. Chronic low back and hip pain 72 patients aged between 18-70 years will be included
in the study. The primary output of our study was NRS scores. The study of Manchikanti. L et
al. (control group NRS reduction 4.4 ± 1.8; α margin of error 0.05, power 99%) (3) was taken
as the basis for determining the sample size. Using the G Power 3 calculator program, 72
patients were identified to reduce their NRS scores by 25%. With a 20% exclusion rate, the
total number of patients was calculated as 90