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Pulsed Radiofrequency One or Three Nerves for Chronic Shoulder Pain. A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Study

Russia142 participantsStarted 2021-08-05

Plain-language summary

Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) neuromodulation / or ablation is an interventional pain management method. Clinical use of PRF for shoulder pain management generally focuses on the suprascapular nerve, what is considered a safe and superior to placebo and physiotherapy. We study the use of the PRF neuromodulation the suprascapular, axillary, and articular branches of the lateral pectoral nerve, as well as the effectiveness of this combined technique compared to the PRF of the suprascapular nerve alone

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 99 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Chronic pain (existing for more than three months at the time of examination) in the shoulder associated with the following pathology:
✓. Signed informed consent to participate in the study
✓. Lack of indications for shoulder surgery
✓. Age\> 18 years old 5 The positive effect of the test blockade of the suprascapular, axillary and lateral thoracic nerves with a local anesthetic (reduction of the pain level from the baseline according to NRS by at least 50%)

Exclusion criteria

✕. Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy
✕. infectious arthritis
✕. Instability of the shoulder joint
✕. cervical radiculopathy
✕. contraindications to local anesthetics
✕. coagulopathy and anticoagulant therapy
✕. pregnancy
✕. oncology

What they're measuring

SPADI value

Timeframe: 16 weeks from the time of the procedure

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04954391

SponsorSaint Petersburg State University, Russia

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-12-30

Contact for this trial

Konstantin Trukhin

89213351044 k_truhin_dok@mail.ru

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