Effectiveness of adjuvant pulsed radiofrequency in patients with neuropathic radiating pain after lumbar spinal surgery
- Conditions
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- KCT0009406
- Lead Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Chronic radicular pain (persistent or recurrent for > 3 months) with NRS 4 or higher
- Pain that occurs or recurs after lumbar spinal surgery
- After lumbar spinal surgery, the pain increases compared to before, or new radicular pain occurs that was not there before.
- The site of pain coincides with the lumbar spinal surgery site dermatome.
- Patients who score 4 or higher on the DN4 questionnaire and are screened for neuropathic pain
- Patients whose symptoms have not improved after at least 3 months of conservative treatment
- 19 = Age = 80
- Patients who voluntarily agreed in writing to participate in this clinical trial
- Acute phase pain less than 3 months
- Patients who have not undergone lumbar spinal surgery
- Radicular pain in other segments, not radicular pain consistent with lumbar spinal surgery
- Axilal pain is more severe than radiating pain
- Patients with adverse reactions to local anesthetics, steroids, and contrast agents
- Patients with red signs such as blood clotting disorders, infections, malignant tumors, spinal fractures, progressive neurological deficits, cauda equina syndrome, etc.
- Pregnant or lactating patients
- If the patient does not agree to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Successful response rate
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity (NRS);Oswestry Disability Index;Medication quantification scale;global perceived effect of satisfaction;Douler Neuropathique 4