NCT04730700

Evaluation of Multi-Tined Expandable Electrode (MEE) Efficacy and Safety in Treatment of Lumbar Facet Arthropathy by Radiofrequency Neurotomies Compared to Conservative Medical Management.

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to better understand how people feel after a radiofrequency ablation standard of care surgery using a different type of needle (multi-tined expandable electrode/MEE) in comparison to receiving conventional medical management (CMM) techniques.

Conditions

• Chronic Low-back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Radiofrequency Ablation with MEE	RFA will be performed in the usual fashion utilizing the MEE instead of the RFA needles routinely used at each institution.
BEHAVIORAL	Conventional Medical Management	Conventional medical management (CMM), which may include physical therapy, home exercise programs, pain medication, and other conservative therapies such as back brace, walking aid, and chiropractic care.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-12-17
• Primary completion: 2026-11-30
• Completion: 2026-11-30
• First posted: 2021-01-29
• Last updated: 2025-11-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study