Phase 4 Peripheral Neuropathy Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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Who might be able to join this trial:
- You visited the emergency department mainly because of sudden lower back pain that shoots down into your buttock or leg (or you have that shooting/tingling sensation even without much back pain).
- You are being sent home from the emergency department (not admitted to hospital).
- You are between 18 and 70 years old.
- Your pain started less than 2 weeks ago.
- Before this current episode, you had back pain on fewer than half the days over the last 3 months (meaning your back pain is not an ongoing, frequent problem).
- Your pain was not caused by a significant injury or direct trauma to your back in the past month.
- Your pain is significantly affecting your ability to do everyday activities, as measured by a standard questionnaire score above 5 out of 24 (confirm with trial site).
Who may not be able to join:
- You are not able to be contacted or attend follow-up appointments after the initial visit.
- You are pregnant.
- You take painkiller medication every day or nearly every day (suggesting a chronic pain condition).
- You are allergic to or cannot tolerate the medications being studied in this trial.
- You take steroid medication on a regular, long-term basis.
- You have a stomach ulcer, frequent indigestion, or have had a gastrointestinal (stomach or bowel) bleed in the past.
- You have significant heart failure (confirm with trial site).
- You have reduced kidney function (confirm with trial site).
- You currently take blood-thinning medication.
- You have liver cirrhosis or liver inflammation with significantly raised liver levels on blood tests (confirm with trial site).
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Eddie Irizarry, MD, Montefiore Medical Center
Phone: 718-920-6626
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
GP referral letter
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Change in Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) score
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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 16 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.