High Versus Standard Voltage Pulsed Radiofrequency for Cervical Nerve Roots Injection in Refracto… (NCT05749185) | Clinical Trial Compass
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High Versus Standard Voltage Pulsed Radiofrequency for Cervical Nerve Roots Injection in Refractory Chronic Unilateral Cervical Radicular Pain
Egypt100 participantsStarted 2023-02-22
Plain-language summary
The goal of this interventional study is to compare efficacy of either standard versus supra-voltage radiofrequency cervical epidural injection in pain alleviation in population with chronic cervical radiculopathy.
Who can participate
Age range20 Years – 70 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Age between 20 and 70 years, both genders.
* American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status grades I or II.
* Unilateral cervical radicular pain secondary to cervical disc prolapse affecting single nerve root which was refractory to conventional conservative and physiotherapy measures for 12 weeks or more.
* All candidates received 1 millilitre of 2% lidocaine via an ultrasound-guided diagnostic nerve block and informed at least 50% momentary reduction of their pain.
* Diagnosis was confirmed by cervical MRI and nerve conduction tests.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Refusal to participate.
* Cervical radiculopathy pain recurrence after surgery.
* Previous attempt of radiofrequency ablation.
* Concomitant coagulopathic state ( decompensated liver disease, clopidogrel use) .
* Metastatic lesion in the cervical vertebral column.
What they're measuring
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visual analogue score
Timeframe: pre-treatment, 1,3, and 6 month after intervention