NCT03491618

Analgesic Effect of Different Positions and Canulae on Medial Branch Radiofrequency Denervation for Lumbar Zygapophyseal Joint Pain

Evaluación de la Analgesia a Corto y Medio Plazo de Las Diferentes Posiciones y Tipos de Las cánulas de Radiofrecuencia, en la denervación Del Ramo Medial Del Nervio Dorsal Lumbar

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 43 (actual)
• Sponsor: Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Prospective study to analyse pain reduction with two types of canulae and two types of placements for lumbar medial branch radiofrequency denervation.

Detailed description

Patients who suffer from lumbar zygapophyseal joint pain often receive radiofrequency medial branch denervation as treatment. Many types if canulae exist, and many types of placing them in relation to the Medial Branch nerves (MB). The EARL study tries to compare the analgesic effect of thin canulae (22 gauge) placed perpendicular to MB to thicker canulae (18 gauge) placed parallel to MB.

Conditions

• Lumbar Facet Joint Pain
• Lumbar Medial Branch Neurotomy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	PAIN REDUCTION ON VAS/NRS	Pain reduction comparing two different techniques and canulae placement, under fluoroscopic guidance.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-03-09
• Primary completion: 2019-12-10
• Completion: 2019-12-20
• First posted: 2018-04-09
• Last updated: 2020-01-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain