Radiofrequency Denervation for Reducing Chronic Pain: a Meta-analysis

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Neck Pain; Chronic Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Radiofrequncy Denervation

• Registration Number: NCT01882959
• Lead Sponsor: Turku University Hospital

Brief Summary

The meta-analysis of data obtained from randomized controlled trial on effectiveness of radiofrequency denervation on reducing chronic neck and low back pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-01
• Primary Completion: 2013-02
• Study Completion: 2013-02
• Status Verified: 2013-06
• Study First Submitted: 2013-06-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-06-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-06-20
• Study First Posted: 2013-06-21
• Last Update Posted: 2013-06-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 374

Inclusion Criteria

• RCTs with pain VAS as outcome

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Radiofrequncy Denervation	Radiofrequncy Denervation

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Visual Analogue Scale	4 months