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The study will evaluate the efficacy of IV Dexamethasone in treatment low back pain as an adjunct to analgesics.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Dexamethasone Therapy | Active Comparator | Three consecutive doses of IV Dexamethasone with be administered over three days. The doses will be tapered according to the following: 1st dose, 26mg., 2nd dose, 20mg., and the third dose will be 10 mg. Each dose will be administered over 24 hours in a slow drip, in a 100cc. normal saline bag (0.9%). |
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| Placebo Therapy | Placebo Comparator | Three consecutive doses of 100cc IV normal saline (0.9%), will be administered over three days. Each dose will be administered over 24 hours in a slow drip. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| IV Dexamethasone Therapy | Drug |
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| IV Normal Saline (NaCl 0.9%) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pain Reduction | Pain will be measured according to the Visual Analog Scale throughout the treatment. | Four days |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Itay Ophir, MD | Contact | 972-543162177 | ophir.itay@gmail.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hillel Yaffe Medical Center | Hadera | 38100 | Israel |
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| ID | Term |
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| D017116 | Low Back Pain |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001416 | Back Pain |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000077330 | Saline Solution |
| D012965 | Sodium Chloride |
| ID | Term |
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| D000077324 | Crystalloid Solutions |
| D007552 | Isotonic Solutions |
| D012996 | Solutions |
| D004364 | Pharmaceutical Preparations |
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| Other |
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| D013568 |
| Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D002712 |
| Chlorides |
| D006851 | Hydrochloric Acid |
| D017606 | Chlorine Compounds |
| D007287 | Inorganic Chemicals |
| D017670 | Sodium Compounds |