Radiofrequency (RF) ablation for the treatment of chronic lumbar facets arthropathy; comparing the use of bipolar RF at two points versus monopolar RF at one point

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: chronic lumbar facets arthropathy; low back pain; Anaesthesiology - Pain management; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000426583
• Lead Sponsor: king Hamad university hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-05-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

*18 years old or older.
*Moderate-to-severe low back pain for more than six months with tenderness over lumbar fact joint.
*Pain is not responding to the usual medical treatment.
*More than 50 % pain relief after diagnostic injection with local anesthetic.

Exclusion Criteria

*Patient refusal to do the procedure or to share in the study.
*Focal Neurologic Signs.
*Significant anticoagulation e.g.clopedogril(low-dose aspirin will be excluded).
*Pregnancy, breast feeding or planning on becoming pregnant during the trial.
*Infection at the intended injection site.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patients will be evaluated by a specialized pain nurse unaware of the method used intraooperatively. Evaluation will be done after 2 weeks, one month, 3 months for pain score using the visual analogue pain scale. [Evaluation will be done 2 weeks, one month and 3 months after the procedure.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overall patient satisfaction with pain relief will be evaluated by patient satisfaction questionnaire from 1 to 6 according to the following. <br>1. Excellent <br>2. Very good <br>3. Good<br>4. Fair<br>5. Poor<br>6..very poor<br>[6 months after the procedure]