DRG radiofrequency ablation versus paravertebral thoracic nerve RF ablatio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Cancer; cancer

• Registration Number: PACTR201511001257724
• Lead Sponsor: national cancer institute , cairo university

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-09-08
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

age 18 years to 60 years
duration of pain was more than 3 months
visual analogue scale (VAS) was more than 5 on 0-10 scale despite medical treatment or intolerability to medical treatment .

Exclusion Criteria

interspinal extension of the tumor
patient refusal
lack of understanding by the patient of the purpose of the study
coagulopathy
local infection
Intraoperative exclusion criteria were failure either to localize or to get the anterior epidural space or the paravertebral space by image guidance and dye confirmation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
more than 50% reduction in the narcotic requirement after intervention at two assessment intervals 6 hours after the procedure and four weeks later.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
patient activity