Percutaneous Radiofrequency Treatment of the Cervical Facet joints compared with Cervical Medial Branch block of the Facet Joints for Patients with Chronic Degenerative Neck pain : A Prospective Randomized Clinical Study

Completed

Conditions: cervical facet degeneration
facet arthrosis
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Registration Number: NL-OMON37554

Lead Sponsor: Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

1) 1) Patient*s age > 25 year
2) Signs of degeneration on lateral X-ray
3) Cervical facets to be treated between C2 and C7
4) Pain for at least 3 months and conservative treatment prior to referral to the painclinic; medication (paracetamol, NSAID*s) and/or physical therapy
5) Neck pain NRS score * 5

Exclusion Criteria

1) Radiation beyond the shoulder/radiculair pain
2) Shoulder pain/pathology
3) The complaints are directly related to traumatic event e.g. Whiplash (WAD)
4) Patient is pregnant, or pregnancy is suspected
5) Patient has a cardiac pacemaker, automatic defibrillator or any leads in the
neck area
6) Allergy to contrast media or drugs to be used in the procedure
7) History of anterior fusion at the cervical level to be treated
8) Patient is simultaneously participating in another device or drug study
related to cervical pain.
9) Patient has a spinal fracture, tumor or infection.
10) Patient has a central cord lesion in the cervical spine
11) Neurologic deficit
12) Evidence of disc herniation (extruded, sequestered on MRI imaging)

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary research question is to evaluate the extent of pain reduction<br /><br>induced by RF treatment (RFD group) compared with the control group.<br /><br>Following evaluation tools are used : Numeric Rating Scale, Global Perceived<br /><br>Effect on Likert Scale.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Consumption of pain medication (MQS), Patient Specific Functional Scale,<br /><br>Quality of life scale (RAND 36), Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS),<br /><br>and Neck Disabilty Index (Dutch version). </p><br>