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the Effectiveness of 3rd Occipital Radiofrequency Versus Systemic Steroid in Headache Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT03852355 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2020-07-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Rheumatoid arthritis is a common type of autoimmune arthritis that is characterized by inflammation of the synovial membranes. Even though any joint can be affected by the disease, cervical spine is often affected, and cervical pain is reported by 40-88% of RA patients, Cervical spine involvement is a feature of long-lasting disease, where atlantoaxial impaction with odontoid process vertical subluxation through the foramen magnum being one of the greatest and dangerous complications

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Radiofrequency

), received bilateral 3rd occipital nerve RF under fluoroscopic guidance. Levobupivacaine (0.3 mL; 0.75%) and triamcilonone (1 mg) were injected at each level

DRUG

Steroids

received systemic steroids oral prednisolone tablet, 10 mg/day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-25
Primary Completion
2019-09-10
Completion
2019-10-25

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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Diseases

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