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Lumbar Steroid Use in Patients Undergoing Posterior Lumbar Decompression

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
NCT IDNCT05058287ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 3

Target enrollment

150

Study length

about 4.2 years

Ages

18–85

Locations

1 site in NY

What this study is about

Researchers are testing whether using a steroid injection during surgery for spinal stenosis helps reduce opioid use and other problems after the procedure. The trial will follow adults who are having surgery to relieve pressure on their spine.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Receive Depo-Medrol 40Mg/Ml Suspension for Injection
  • 2.Take Placebo

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Injection / IVInjection / IV

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug routes

injection

Endpoints

Secondary: Numeric Rating Pain Scale [Both Groups], Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire [Both Groups]

Body systems

Psychiatry / Mental Health