Combined radiofrequency ablation and pulsed neuromodulation to treat cervical facet joint pain alleviate post cervical radiofrequency side effects
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Continuous radiofrequency ablation followed by pulsed neuromodulation to treat cervical facet joint pain alleviate post cervical radiofrequencycomplicationcervical facet joint pain, combined radiofrequency, continuous radiofrequency, facet joint injection, medial branch blocks, neck pain, pulse radiofrequency, radiofrequency ablation, radiofrequency neurotomy
- Registration Number
- TCTR20221015001
- Lead Sponsor
- Phramongkutklao Hospital
- Brief Summary
Continuous radiofrequency abltion followed by pulse neuromodulation is an alternative treatment for cervical facet joint pain syndrome, providing adequate success rate and duration of pain relief as continuous radiofrequency abltion alone but with significantly fewer postoperative complications
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 39
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who presented positive diagnostic cervical medial braches block defined as pain relief more than 50%from baseline
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who repeated cervical
radiofrequency ablation, patients presenting neck pain with radicular symptoms,malignancy, psychological problem, language barrier, history of allergy to radio-opaque contrast solution, lidocaine or bupivacaine and inadequate medical records.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Successful treatment At least 3 months Visual analog scale (VAS) expressed as at least 80% pain relief from baseline and NDI score less than 15
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Post radiofrequency side effects Post radiofrequency peroid Side effects including numbness, ataxia, dysesthesia, hypersensitivity, itching and muscular weakness (dropped head syndrome)