Effectiveness of Oral Prednisone in Improving Physical Functioning and Decreasing Pain in People With Sciatica
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Official title
A Corticosteroid Taper for Acute Sciatica Treatment (The ACT FAST Study)
Brief summary
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Sciatica is a condition that causes a sharp, burning pain in the back, buttock, and leg. The condition is caused by injury to or compression of the sciatic nerve, which is located in the back of the leg. This study will determine the effectiveness of the steroid prednisone in decreasing pain and improving function in people with sciatica.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00668434
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 269 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 70 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 31, 2008
- Primary completion
- Aug 31, 2012
- Completion
- Aug 31, 2013
- Last update posted
- Apr 27, 2015
2008 – 2013
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 3
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Redwood City | Redwood City | California | 94063 | — |
| Kaiser Permanente | Roseville | California | 95661 | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Northern California, San Jose | San Jose | California | 94119 | — |
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- Last update posted Apr 27, 2015 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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