NCT02834676

Clinical Effects of Gelified Ethanol Application in Cervical Disc Hernia

Retrospective Evaluation of Treatment of Chronic Pain Related to Cervical Disc Hernia Using Chemonucleolysis Substance

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 35 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sakarya University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the clinical effects of Discogel® Radiopaque Gelified Ethanol as therapeutic substance for nucleolysis application in the patients with cervical disc hernia who had chronic pain and weakness on the neck, shoulders and arms.

Detailed description

This is a retrospective, single-center study that is going to be conducted from November 2013 to May 2016 on patients visiting the pain clinic of the hospital who were treated with DiscoGel® for cervical discogenic or radicular pain that did not resolve after the use of conventional therapy and ozone-oxygen therapy. Data collected from medical record forms and electronic medical record system of the hospital were used in the retrospective analysis of medical data with regard to age, gender, complications. A resident who has not involved in the study interviewed each patient by telephone on the follow up to collect the related information.

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Gelified Ethanol	Pain relief with chemonucleolysis by using gelified ethanol regard to age, sex, ASA score, and complications.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-06-01
• Primary completion: 2017-05-01
• Completion: 2017-07-01
• First posted: 2016-07-15
• Last updated: 2016-07-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)