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UnknownNCT01590004
Technical Description of Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Lumbar Medial Branches for the Treatment of Lumbar Facet Pain
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 10 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Mehul Desai · Industry
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 75 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study aims to develop a technical description of lumbar medial branch ablation using the LumbarCool system. The procedure uses cooled radiofrequency (cooled-RF) technology in treating patients with diagnosed lumbar facet joint pain.
Detailed description
This is a prospective, open-label, single center clinical study to be enrolled at George Washington University Medical Center. This study will consist of 10 patients and each patient will be assessed at pre-treatment, pre-discharge, and at 1 and 3 months post treatment. Outcomes to be evaluated include: pain severity, disability, and the occurrence of adverse events.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2012-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-03-01
- First posted
- 2012-05-02
- Last updated
- 2015-05-19
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01590004. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.