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          date_enrolment,type_enrolment,target_size,recruitment_status,url?,study_type,study_design,phase,hc_freetext?,i_freetext?,results_actual_enrolment,results_date_completed,results_url_link,results_summary,           results_date_posted,results_date_first_publication,results_baseline_char,results_participant_flow,results_adverse_events,results_outcome_measures,results_url_protocol,results_IPD_plan, results_IPD_description)>
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<!ELEMENT scientific_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_acronym (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT hc_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT i_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_actual_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT results_summary (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT results_adverse_events (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_outcome_measures (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_url_protocol (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_plan (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT address (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT country1 (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT zip (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT telephone (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT affiliation (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT agemax (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT gender (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT exclusion_criteria (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_code (hc_code+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_keyword (hc_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_keyword (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_code (i_code+)>
<!ELEMENT i_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_keyword (i_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT i_keyword (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT prim_outcome (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT secondary_outcome (sec_outcome+)>
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<!ELEMENT secondary_sponsor (sponsor_name+)>
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<!ELEMENT issuing_authority (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT source_support (source_name+)>
<!ELEMENT source_name (#PCDATA)>

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<trials>
  <trial>
    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT20111102007984N32</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2022-09-02</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>Iran University of Medical Sciences</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>A comparison of the effects of Triamcinolone and Dexmedetomidine and Magnesium sulfate in caudal neuroplasty in chronic low back pain</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>A comparison of the effects of Triamcinolone and Dexmedetomidine and Magnesium sulfate in caudal neuroplasty in chronic low back pain</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2020-03-03</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>60</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/49010</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: In this study, the Restricted randomization method (block randomization) will be used. Blocking is usually used to balance the number of samples assigned to each of the study groups. All blocks are equal and we will have 8 blocks (including 2 participants in each group) in this experiment, Blinding description: The senior resident who performs all assessments, data collection, and follow-up of the patient will be unaware of how randomly grouped patients are. The pain specialist who performs the intervention will be blind to the grouping or materials used. The patient will also be unaware of the intervention she/he is receiving.</study_design>
      <phase>1-2</phase>
      <hc_freetext>Low Back Pain.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: Control group: which undergoes epidural epidural injection using 2-3 ml of Xylocaine (without preservative and without epinephrine) by a 17-gauge spinal injection needle. Intervention 2: First Intervention group: Intervention group: In addition to epidural injection of caudal (as in the control group), the injection solution containing 10 ml of rupivacaine 0.2%, 10 ml of hypertonic sodium 5% and 1500 units of hyalase with 80 mg of triamcinolone is injected via epidural caudal injection. Intervention 3: Second intervention group: In addition to epidural injection of caudal (as in the control group) received an injection solution similar to the first intervention group, with the difference that instead of triamcinolone, dexmedetomidine is added 0.5 micrograms per kilogram. Intervention 4: Third intervention group: In addition to epidural injection of caudal (like the control group) received an injection solution similar to the first intervention group, with the difference that instead of triamcinolone, magnesium sulfate 50 mg is added.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan>No - There is not a plan to make this available</results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description>Justification or reason for not sharing IPD is There is no more information</results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>Farnad Imani</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Hazrate Rasoole Akram Hospital,Niayesh St,Satarkhan Av,Tehran, Iran.</address>
        <city>Tehran</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>۱۴۴۵۶۱۳۱۳۱</zip>
        <telephone>+98 21 6651 5758</telephone>
        <email>Farnadimani@yahoo.com</email>
        <affiliation>Iran University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Farnad Imani</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Hazrate Rasoole Akram Hospital,Niayesh St,Satarkhan Av, Tehran, Iran.</address>
        <city>Tehran</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>۱۴۴۵۶۱۳۱۳۱</zip>
        <telephone>+98 21 6651 5758</telephone>
        <email>Farnadimani@yahoo.com</email>
        <affiliation>Iran University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>Chronic low back pain more than six months +/- radiculopathyModerate to severe pain score (&gt; 3, based on the Visual Analog Scale)Being at the age of 40-70 years
Inadequate response to conservative and physiotherapy treatments after three monthsAmerican Anesthesiologists Classification (ASA) I-IIDisc protrusion in MRI</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>40 years</agemin>
      <agemax>70 years</agemax>
      <gender>Both</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria>Severe canal stenosis (more than two thirds in axial MRI view)
Sequestrated disc (fragmented)
Decreased disc height more than 60%
Sever spinal deformity
Spinal tumors
Vertebral fracture
Spondylolisthesis Grade&gt;2
Local or systemic infection
Taking anticoagulants
Drug abuse
History of drug reaction
Sever psychological disorders
Pregnancy and lactation
Severe or sudden neurological deficit such as urinary or fecal incontinence
Body Mass Index (BMI) &gt; 35
Patient's refusal
Diabetes mellitus
MRI contraindications (cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator, aortic aneurysm clips)
Impossible prone positioning</exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code>M54.5</hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword>Low back pain</hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Drugs</i_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Drugs</i_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Drugs</i_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Drugs</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Control group: which undergoes epidural epidural injection using 2-3 ml of Xylocaine (without preservative and without epinephrine) by a 17-gauge spinal injection needle.</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>First Intervention group: Intervention group: In addition to epidural injection of caudal (as in the control group), the injection solution containing 10 ml of rupivacaine 0.2%, 10 ml of hypertonic sodium 5% and 1500 units of hyalase with 80 mg of triamcinolone is injected via epidural caudal injection.</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Second intervention group: In addition to epidural injection of caudal (as in the control group) received an injection solution similar to the first intervention group, with the difference that instead of triamcinolone, dexmedetomidine is added 0.5 micrograms per kilogram.</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Third intervention group: In addition to epidural injection of caudal (like the control group) received an injection solution similar to the first intervention group, with the difference that instead of triamcinolone, magnesium sulfate 50 mg is added.</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Visual analog scale. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 14, 30, 90 and 180 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.</prim_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Oswestry Disability Index. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 14, 30, 90 and 180 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire.</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>The amount of painkiller used. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 14, 30, 90 and 180 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Preset form for recording the amount of painkiller used.</sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>Iran University of Medical Sciences</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2020-01-08</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Ethics committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences</contact_name>
        <contact_address>Rasoul Akram Hospital, Maziar Mansouri St,  Sattar Khan St. Tehran Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
