The Effect of Radiofrequency-treatment on Patients With Facet-joint Pain in Cervical- and Lumbar-columna

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Neck Pain; Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: sham neurotomy; Procedure: radiofrequency treatment

• Registration Number: NCT00476684
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

There is conflicting evidence on whether radio-frequency neurotomy of the medial branch has a significant effect on pain in patients with chronic unilateral facet joint neck and back pain.

We will evaluate radiofrequency treatment on medial-branch of the ramus dorsalis as an effective pain treatment for patients with chronic pain originated from facet-joints in cervical and lumbar columna.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-08
• Study First Submitted: 2007-05-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-05-21
• Study First Posted: 2007-05-22
• Primary Completion: 2010-05
• Study Completion: 2011-05
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-17
• Last Update Posted: 2017-08-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

• one-sided neck and low back chronic pain
• pain durability of at least 1 year

Exclusion Criteria

• other somatic or psychiatric disorders
• pregnancy
• stated co-morbidity
• anaesthetics intolerance
• no effect of diagnostic blockades (one or two)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
sham controls	sham neurotomy	Radiofrequency-neurotomy of the medial branch at 37 degr. C needle temperature for 70 seconds, after diagnostic blocks
radiofrequency neurotomy	radiofrequency treatment	Radiofrequency-neurotomy of the medial branch at 80 degr. C for 70 seconds, after diagnostic blocks

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
reduction in self-reported pain intensity	up to 1 year	Numerig rating scale 1 to 10

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pain Clinic, University Hospital of Trondheim; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway