Change of the Masseter Muscle Thickness Measured by Ultrasonography After Gasser Ganglion Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation Treatment
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Masseter muscle thickness
研究概览
简要总结
Trigeminal neuralgia is common painful disorder in pain medicine clinics. Gasserian ganglion radiofrequency thermocoagulation is one of the treatment option in patients with trigeminal neuralgia in refractory cases. The most commonly involved branch in trigeminal neuralgia is the mandibular branch. Masseter muscle is innervated by mandibulary nerve branch of the trigeminal nerve.
The radiofrequency thermocoagulation therapy is used to ablate the affected trigeminal nerve branch and some of patients complain of subjective masseter weakness after this procedure.
In theoretical basis, muscles innervated by target nerve are affected from ablation procedure. In this study the primary aim is to evaluate the change of the masseter muscle thickness in patients treated by gasserian ganglion radiofrequency thermocoagulation. The results may also show possible functional effect of the procedure related with masseter muscle.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 40 Years 至 85 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Pain refractory to medical therapy for at least 3 months
- •Planning radiofrequency thermocoagulation of gasserian ganglion
- •Accept ultrasound measurements to be performed
排除标准
- •Refused to participate in the study
- •Not attending follow-ups regularly
- •Coagulation disorder
- •Pregnancy
- •Localized or systemic infection
研究组 & 干预措施
Patients treated with gasserian ganglion RFT for trigeminal neuralgia
In patients who have undergone radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT) of the gasserian ganglion for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, the thickness of the masseter muscle will be measured bilaterally, free and contracted, by ultrasound on the day of the procedure (just before the procedure) and at 1 and 3 months after the procedure.
干预措施: Gasserian Ganglion Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation (Procedure)
结局指标
主要结局
Masseter muscle thickness
时间窗: Post-procedural third month
The thickness of the masseter muscle will be measured and recorded by ultrasound while bilaterally contracted and relaxed.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Burak Erken
Medical doctor
Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital