Cryoneurolysis versus steroid infiltration for treatment of lumbar facet joint syndrome: a randomized controlled double-blind study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: M54.5; M48.99; Low back pain

• Registration Number: DRKS00000659
• Lead Sponsor: Interdisziplinäres SchmerzzentrumUniversitätsklinikum Freiburg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-01-03
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting stopped after recruiting started
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1

Inclusion Criteria

•chronic low back pain
•twofold lumbar facet joint block with at least 50 % pain reduction on the NAS (numeric analog scale) during the local anaesthetic effect
•written consent after detailed explanation and enough time for consideration

Exclusion Criteria

•radicular pain
•lumbar instability
•Coagulopathy
•steroid intolerance
•severe insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
•medium or major depressive episode
•dementia
•considerable psychosocial stress factors
•whole body pain

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
mean, minimal and maximal pain scores on the NAS twelve weeks after cryoneurolysis

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
•quality of life<br>•medication use<br>•depressivity/anxiety<br>•second cryoneurolysis after twelve weeks<br>• mean, minimal and maximal pain scores on the NAS half a year, one year and two years after cryoneurolysis<br>