Cervical Facet Injection of Corticosteroids for the Management of Cervicobrachialgia (NCT07084285) | Clinical Trial Compass
Not Yet RecruitingPhase 3
Cervical Facet Injection of Corticosteroids for the Management of Cervicobrachialgia
France70 participantsStarted 2026-01
Plain-language summary
The main objective is to evaluate the efficacy of a single posterior intra-articular injection of dexamethasone on radicular pain (RP) at 1 month in the treatment of uncomplicated chronic cervicobrachial neuralgia (CBN) in adults, resistant to well-conducted first-line medical treatment.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Age ≥ 18 years,
* Unilateral monoradicular cervicobrachial neuralgia (CBN),
* Predominant radicular pain, with a Radicular Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score ≥ 40/100,
* Imaging (CT or preferably MRI) performed within the last 6 months,
* Foraminal conflict at one level on imaging (CT or preferably MRI) performed within the last 6 months, confirmed by a senior investigator trained in the study,
* Failure of medical treatment that included at least one analgesic (level I to III) and one oral anti-inflammatory (NSAIDs and/or corticosteroids) for at least 7 consecutive days within the last 3 months,
* Discontinuation of oral anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs and/or corticosteroids) 24 hours prior to randomization,
* Current episode duration ≥ 3 months,
* Negative pregnancy test on the day of the procedure for premenopausal female patients,
* Patients of childbearing age must have reliable contraception for the duration of the study,
* Absence of biological inflammatory syndrome, thrombocytopenia, or coagulation disorders on the day of the procedure,
* Patient capable of providing written informed consent prior to participating in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Inability to speak, read, or write French fluently,
* Patient under guardianship or custody, or deprived of liberty,
* No affiliation with social security,
* Neurological signs of severity (clinical motor deficit ≤ 3/5, pyramidal irritation signs, or cervical spinal cord edema on MRI),
* Non-concordan…
What they're measuring
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Radicular pain (RP) assessed using a simple self-administered numeric rating scale