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Efficacy of Ultrasound-assisted Caudal Epidural Pulsed Radiofrequency for Anal Pain in Cancer Patients,

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Perineal Pain
Interventions
Procedure: US assisted caudal epidural pulsed radiofrequency
Registration Number
NCT06008899
Lead Sponsor
Assiut University
Brief Summary

Our primary goal will be to investigate the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound (US)-assisted caudal epidural PRF (pulsed radiofrequency)( stimulation in patients with perineal or anal pain cancer patients using (visual analog scale (VAS) scores from 0 to 10 at the baseline (pretreatment), two, four, and eight weeks; secondary outcomes will be the effects on opioid use and total opioid use in the 24 h, quality of life, patient satisfaction and opioid and intervention related side effects.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • American Society of Anesthesiology physical status of I or III (ASA), of both sex
  • cancer-related anal or perineal pain
Exclusion Criteria
  • coagulopathies
  • allergies to the contrast dye
  • patients with moderate or significant cardiac/respiratory disease or hepatic

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ultrasound (US) assisted caudal epidural pulsed radiofrequencyUS assisted caudal epidural pulsed radiofrequency-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
visual analog scale (VAS) score 4 weeks post-intervention8 weeks

Our primary goal will be to investigate the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-assisted caudal epidural PRF stimulation in patients with perineal or anal pain cancer patients using VAS scores from 0 to 10 at the baseline (pretreatment), two, four, and eight weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

South Egypt Cancer instIitute

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Assuit, Egypt

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