Lumbar Steroid Use in Patients Undergoing Posterior Lumbar Decompression

Study Purpose

This study seeks to evaluate the impact of intra-operative topical epidural steroid usage in patients undergoing 1-2 level lumbar laminectomy. The study will examine post-operative opioid usage, length of stay, return to work, and patient reported outcomes following these procedures.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms	No
Study Type An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes. An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes. Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.	Interventional
Eligible Ages	18 Years - 85 Years
Gender	All

More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients scheduled to undergo 1 to 2 level laminectomy.

- Between the ages of 18-85.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Minimally invasive surgery.

- Prior daily opioid usage within 6 months.

- Use of concomitant procedures such as spinal fusion, revision procedure at the same level.

- History of a chronic pain syndrome, uncontrolled diabetes defined as A1C > 6.5, immunocompromised condition such as active cancer treatment, history of transplant, benign prostatic hyperplasia or history of urinary retention, and other conditions which require chronic steroid therapy or immunosuppressants.

- Non-English speakers.

- Patients allergic to Depo-Medrol and/or glucocorticoids, or other steroids

Trial Details

Trial ID: This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.	NCT05058287
Phase Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans. Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data. Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs. Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.	Phase 3
Lead Sponsor The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.	Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Principal Investigator The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.	N/A
Principal Investigator Affiliation	N/A
Agency Class Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.	Other
Overall Status	Recruiting
Countries	United States
Conditions The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.	Opioid Use, Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Back

Additional Details

This is a randomized controlled trial seeking to evaluate the impact of intra-operative topical epidural steroid usage in patients undergoing 1- to 2- level lumbar laminectomies. Subjects enrolled in this study will be randomized to one of two treatments: either 40 mg Depo-Medrol or 1 mL of sterile normal saline will be applied to the surgical wound prior to closure. The study will examine post-operative opioid usage, length of stay, return to work, and patient reported outcomes following these procedures. Subjects will be assessed pre-operatively, while admitted for surgery, and postoperatively daily for two weeks, then again at 1- and 3- months.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Group 1: Topical Steroid

Placebo Comparator: Group 2: Topical Normal Saline

Interventions

Drug: - Depo-Medrol 40Mg/Ml Suspension for Injection

40mg Depo-Medrol mixed with hemostatic matrix

Drug: - Placebo

1 mL of sterile normal saline mixed with hemostatic matrix

Contact a Trial Team

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Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York

Status

Recruiting

Address

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York, 10021

Site Contact

Matthew Cunningham, MD, PhD

[email protected]

(212) 606-1723

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