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TerminatedNCT00749554

Trial of Disc Biacuplasty to Treat Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain

Blinded Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trial of TransDiscal Biacuplasty for Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain of Disc Origin

Status
Terminated
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40 (estimated)
Sponsor
Baylis Medical Company · Industry
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of Disc Biacuplasty in relieving pain, reducing medication intake and improving function, satisfaction and quality of life of patients with chronic mechanical discogenic low back pain.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEDisc biacuplastyThe lesion duration will be 15 minutes with a ramp rate of 2°C per minute and a peak set temperature of 45°C (Temperature in posterior annulus of disc reaches 65°C).
DEVICESham biacuplastyProbes not inserted into disc, no RF electricity applied.

Timeline

Start date
2008-04-01
Primary completion
2010-08-01
First posted
2008-09-09
Last updated
2010-06-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00749554. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.