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Successful treatment outcome was described as a 50% reduction in the visual analog scale score. Among the 193 patients, 109 (56.2%) exhibited a positive treatment response at 12 months. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, no depression (OR, 3.105; 95% CI, 1.127\u20138.547; p = 0.028), no spondylolisthesis (OR, 2.976; 95% CI, 1.246\u20137.092; p = 0.014), no previous lumbar surgery (OR, 2.242; 95% CI, 1.067\u20134.716; p = 0.033), mild foraminal stenosis (OR, 3.460; 95% CI, 1.436\u20138.333; p = 0.006), no opioid use (OR, 1.782; 95% CI, 0.854\u20133.717; p = 0.123), and baseline pain scores (OR, 0.787; 95% CI, 0.583\u20131.064; p = 0.120) were the predictive factors significantly associated with unsuccessful treatment outcome. PEA is a useful treatment option for patients with chronic lumbar radicular pain refractory to epidural steroid injections. 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