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Combined Application of Pulsed RF and Steroids to the DRG for PHN

NCT05208918 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2022-10-18

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Summary

Recently, the use of pulsed radiofrequency has increased in many chronic pain conditions, including trigeminal neuralgia, chronic spinal pain, musculoskeletal pain, and it was recently used effectively for postherpetic neuralgia. Transforaminal epidural steroid injection has been proven in previous studies to provide effective analgesia for cases of herpes zoster-related pain. We hypothesize that the combined use of pulsed RF and steroid injection applied to the DRG may achieve better outcomes than the use of epidural steroid injection alone.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Epidural steroid

Injection of Depo-Medrol of affected dermatomes

PROCEDURE

PRF plus steroids injection

Pulsed radiofrequency with temperature 42 degrees for 6 minutes to be applied to the dorsal root ganglion plus injection of Depo-Medrol of affected dermatomes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zagazig University

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Mansoura University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mahmoud M Alseoudy, MD · mansoura university, faculty of medicine

  • khadega Elhossieny, MD · Zagazig University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-01
Primary Completion
2022-09-05
Completion
2022-09-15

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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Diseases

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