Ibuprofen With or Without Dexamethasone for Acute Radicular Low Back Pain.
NCT05721027
This study is recruiting at 2 US sites in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
This will be a placebo controlled, randomized, double-blind, comparative effectiveness study, in which we patients are enrolled during an emergency department (ED) visit for acute radicular low back pain (LBP) and followed by telephone two and seven days later. Patients will be randomized to receive an oral dose of dexamethasone for 2 consecutive days or placebo during an ED visit for acute radicular LBP. Every patient will receive a 7 day supply of ibuprofen and a low back pain education session.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Radiculopathy, Lumbosacral Region
- Back Pain With Radiation
- Low Back Pain
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Ages
- 18 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- April 13, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
New York · 2
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center - Weiler ED · The Bronx, NY
- Montefiore Medical Center - Moses ED · The Bronx, NY
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.