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NCT03801512
Comparing the Efficacy of Steroid, Acupuncture and Platelet Rich Plasma Injection in Patients With Sciatica
NA trial testing Steroid in Sciatica in 90 participants. Currently enrolling.
28 May 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Taipei Medical University Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 90 |
| Start date | 24 April 2019 |
| Primary completion | 28 May 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 28 May 2025 |
| Sites | 1 location across Taiwan |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Steroid
- Acupuncture — full drug profile →
- Platelet Rich Plasma — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Sciatica — all drugs for Sciatica →
Sponsor
Taipei Medical University Hospital
Who can join
Adults 20 to 80, any sex, with Sciatica. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Disc herniation, stenosis of the spine and spondylolisthesis are the common causes of radiculitis in medical practice today, and can cause symptoms of sciatica. Steroid injection, acupuncture and platelet-rich plasma injection are often used interventions for the treatments of sciatica. The investigators will investigate the efficacy and safety of steroid injection, acupuncture and platelet-rich plasma injection for sciatica in this single center, parallel, randomized-controlled clinical trial.
Publications & conference data
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- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03801512 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Taipei Medical University Hospital
- Last refreshed: 5 December 2024
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