the Added Analgesic Effect of S3 Root Pulsed Radiofrequency to Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block in Pelvic Cancer Pain. a Controlled, Randomized Study

Assiut University0 sites20 target enrollmentMarch 15, 2021

ConditionsPain Cancer Pain, Chronic

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Pain Cancer
Sponsor: Assiut University
Enrollment: 20
Primary Endpoint: pain intensity
Last Updated: 5 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The investigators hypothesis that adding pulsed radiofrequency neuromodulation at S3 nerve root to superior hypogastric plexus chemical neurolysis improves analgesia in patients with chronic pelvic cancer pain.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 15, 2021

End Date

May 1, 2022

Last Updated

5 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Assiut University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Ahmad Mohammad Abd El-Rahman

Assisstant Professor of Anesthesia, ICU, and Pain management

Assiut University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•pelvic cancer patients
•with pelvic pain not responding to oral analgesic medications
•side effects of oral analgesic medications

Exclusion Criteria

•patients with metastatic cancer disease
•patients with significantly impaired organ functions
•patients with bleeding diathesis
•patients with mental disabilities

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pain intensity

Time Frame: from 30 min. after procedure to 2 months after it

Visual Analogue Scale post-procedure

Secondary Outcomes

procedure time(during the block procedure)
Total oral analgesic consumption(in the first 24 hours after procedures and at 1,2,4 weeks and 2 months visits after it)
complications(during the block procedure and within the first 24 hours after the block)