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NCT03382821 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 4

Comparative Trial Via Tranforaminal Approach Versus Epidural Catheter Via Interlaminar Approach

A Phase 4 study, sponsored by University of Utah.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
120
Enrollment target

NCT03382821: Completed Phase 4 study, sponsored by University of Utah.

NCT03382821 is a Phase 4 study that has completed, run by University of Utah. The registered enrollment target is 120 participants, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (77% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03382821, a Phase 4 study, has completed, sponsored by University of Utah.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
120 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Do cervical epidural steroid injections done by transforaminal catheter targeted approach improve pain and function in patients with cervical radicular pain?

Primary Outcome

The Percentage of Participants with Reduction of 50% or More of Neck and Arm Pain NRS score

Interventions

  • DRUG Lidocaine
  • DRUG Triamcinolone Acetonide 40mg/mL
  • PROCEDURE Transforaminal ESI with dexamethasone
  • PROCEDURE Transforaminal catheter-targeted ESI with triamcinolone
  • DRUG Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 10 MG/ML

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 120 participants
Start Date 2017-09-15
Est. Completion 2020-08-19
Phase Phase 4
University of Utah

818 total trials

What the finished NCT03382821 record still lists

NCT03382821 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 120 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (77% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 5 interventions - of which Lidocaine is the first listed.

NCT03382821 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03382821 about?

NCT03382821 is a clinical study titled "Comparative Trial Via Tranforaminal Approach Versus Epidural Catheter Via Interlaminar Approach". Do cervical epidural steroid injections done by transforaminal catheter targeted approach improve pain and function in patients with cervical radicular pain?

What is the current status of trial NCT03382821?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 4 study. The enrollment target is 120 participants. The study started on 2017-09-15. Estimated completion is 2020-08-19.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03382821?

The interventions under investigation include: Lidocaine (DRUG), Triamcinolone Acetonide 40mg/mL (DRUG), Transforaminal ESI with dexamethasone (PROCEDURE), Transforaminal catheter-targeted ESI with triamcinolone (PROCEDURE), Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 10 MG/ML (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03382821?

This trial is sponsored by University of Utah, which has 818 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03382821's enrollment target sits among peer trials

120 673rd of 2000 higher than 1,289 of 2,000 other Phase 4 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03382821, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03382821 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.