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Pulsed Radiofrequency in Trigeminal Neuralgia

NCT04355221 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2020-04-21

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Summary

The current study investigated the efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency in pain reduction in TN patients and compared the efficacy and the impact on the quality of life of the standard technique with a prolonged duration technique and a higher voltage one.

Entire enrolled patients were diagnosed as classic TN according to the international headache society classification (IHS, 2013) and underwent brain MRI and MRA to exclude secondary causes. Patients were randomly divided into three groups, Group A patients underwent PRF using the standard settings, group B patients underwent PRF with prolonged duration and Group C patients underwent PRF with higher voltage. VAS and pain amplitude reduction were recorded before the intervention and 1 hour, 1 day, 1week, 1 month, 6 months and 1year after it. Quality of life was assessed before and 1 year after the intervention.

Conditions

  • Trigeminal Neuralgia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

pulsed radiofrequency

Pulsed radiofrequency of the trigeminal nerve using NeuroTherm NT 1100 RF generator device

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mansoura University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-07-31
Primary Completion
2019-07-31
Completion
2019-07-31

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