Pulsed Radiofrequency in Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain
NCT ID: NCT05713032
Last Updated: 2024-02-15
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
96 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-02-01
2024-02-14
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Radicular pain has been discerned as the pain arising in a limb or trunk which is caused by ectopic activation of nociceptive afferent fibers in a spinal nerve or its roots or other neuropathic mechanisms. More accurately, radicular pain is a term applied to describe pain that results from the stimulation of, or a disorder of, a nerve root.
Acute lumbosacral radicular pain, caused by disc herniation, improves considerably in the short-term. About three quarters of patients will have symptoms of recovery within 3 months; however, there is a high recurrence rate, and when pain persists after this period the prognosis is rather unfavorable, especially in the female population. Conservative therapy (pharmacotherapy or physiotherapy) is effective in 60% of cases, while the rest of cases progress into chronic pain. This results in a high degree of disability and ending with higher medical expenses.
Patients suffering lumbosacral radicular pain often experience a reduced functionality leading to incapacity to work. A quarter of patients are still out of work 2 years after onset.
Despite its high prevalence and significant impact on quality of life, the optimal conservative treatment for patients with radicular pain is not known. Considering the moderate quality of published evidence, the efficacy and tolerability of pharmacological treatment in primary care for patients with lumbosacral radicular pain is unclear.
In the DRG, there is a process that takes place after being compressed by disc prolapse where a cascade of events within the DRG and upstream within the dorsal horn (DH) of the spinal cord leads to constitutive release of cytokines, production of abnormal ion channels, abnormal ion currents, early and late gene changes, and the development of chronic neuropathic pain. With this knowledge regarding the role of DRG neurons and non-neuronal cells within the DRG in the genesis of neuropathic pain, pharmacologic agents such as tetrodotoxin and non-pharmacologic treatments for neuropathic pain including electrical stimulation (neuromodulation) therapies targeting the DRG have been or are being developed.
Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) is a therapeutic strategy that has been used by pain practitioners as a non- or minimally autodestructive technique in which short bursts of high-frequency current are applied to nervous tissue.
PRF is delivered in a pulse of 20 ms followed by a silent period of 480 ms to avoid radiofrequency heat lesions, and Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) treatment uses high-frequency current intermittently and its use adjacent to the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) has been suggested for the treatment of radicular pain.
It was previously demonstrated in other studies that the therapeutic effectiveness of PRF is affected by its parameters and the high-voltage PRF has been promising to enhance the clinical therapeutic effectiveness significantly for patients with neuralgia
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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standard voltage group
The Standard voltage group will be given a onetime pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) therapy. All subjects in this group will be given radiofrequency therapy on the dorsal root ganglion using the same tools and procedures by the same operator. Pulsed RF mode of RF generator will be used with following parameters --Temperature 42°C -- Frequency 2 Hertz - Pulse Width 20msec-Amplitude output voltage 45 Volt for Duration of 480sec done in 2 cycles.
Pulsed radiofrequency on lumbar dorsal root ganglion
voltage of pulsed radiofrequency on DRG
high voltage group
The High voltage group will be given a onetime pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) therapy. All subjects in this group will be given radiofrequency therapy on the dorsal root ganglion using the same tools and procedures by the same operator. Pulsed RF mode of RF generator will be used with following parameters --Temperature 42°C -- Frequency 2 Hertz - Pulse Width 20msec-Amplitude output voltage will be gradually increased to reach the highest voltage for each patient (55-75 Volt) for Duration of 480sec done in 2 cycles.
Pulsed radiofrequency on lumbar dorsal root ganglion
voltage of pulsed radiofrequency on DRG
Interventions
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Pulsed radiofrequency on lumbar dorsal root ganglion
voltage of pulsed radiofrequency on DRG
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Radiating Leg pain (with or without low back pain)
3. Unresponsiveness or partial response to oral medications, physical therapy
4. Confirmed by clinical examination and lasting for \> 6 months with preoperative Numeric Rating Scales (NRS) score more than 4
5. Clinical presentation confirmed by Magnetic resonance imaging showing neural compression.
Exclusion Criteria
2. Infection at the site of puncture,
3. History of mental disorder
4. History of drug abuse
5. MRI not consistent with clinical symptoms
6. Radiculopathies with significant motor deficits requiring urgent surgery (e.g., Cauda Equina syndrome).
7. Patients affected by central neurological impairment or peripheral distal neuropathies in the lower limbs.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Alexandria University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Mina Nabil Habib
doctor
Principal Investigators
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Sahar A Elkaradawy, professor
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
yes
Mohamed H Ellakany, professor
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
yes
Locations
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Medical Research Institute
Alexandria, Al, Egypt
Countries
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References
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Cohen SP, Greuber E, Vought K, Lissin D. Safety of Epidural Steroid Injections for Lumbosacral Radicular Pain: Unmet Medical Need. Clin J Pain. 2021 Sep 1;37(9):707-717. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000963.
Krames ES. The role of the dorsal root ganglion in the development of neuropathic pain. Pain Med. 2014 Oct;15(10):1669-85. doi: 10.1111/pme.12413. Epub 2014 Mar 18.
Kim SJ, Park SJ, Yoon DM, Yoon KB, Kim SH. Predictors of the analgesic efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency treatment in patients with chronic lumbosacral radicular pain: a retrospective observational study. J Pain Res. 2018 Jun 26;11:1223-1230. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S164414. eCollection 2018.
Lee DG, Cho YW, Ahn SH, Chang MC. The Effect of Bipolar Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment on Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain Refractory to Monopolar Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment. Pain Physician. 2018 Mar;21(2):E97-E103.
Marliana A, Yudianta S, Subagya DW, Setyopranoto I, Setyaningsih I, Tursina Srie C, Setyawan R, Rhatomy S. The efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency intervention of the lumbar dorsal root ganglion in patients with chronic lumbar radicular pain. Med J Malaysia. 2020 Mar;75(2):124-129.
Van Boxem K, van Bilsen J, de Meij N, Herrler A, Kessels F, Van Zundert J, van Kleef M. Pulsed radiofrequency treatment adjacent to the lumbar dorsal root ganglion for the management of lumbosacral radicular syndrome: a clinical audit. Pain Med. 2011 Sep;12(9):1322-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01202.x. Epub 2011 Aug 3.
Vanneste T, Van Lantschoot A, Van Boxem K, Van Zundert J. Pulsed radiofrequency in chronic pain. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2017 Oct;30(5):577-582. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000502.
Vigneri S, Sindaco G, La Grua M, Zanella M, Lo Bianco G, Paci V, Vinci FM, Sciacca C, Ravaioli L, Pari G. Electrocatheter-mediated High-voltage Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Dorsal Root Ganglion in the Treatment of Chronic Lumbosacral Neuropathic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Study. Clin J Pain. 2020 Jan;36(1):25-33. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000766.
Wan C, Dong DS, Song T. High-Voltage, Long-Duration Pulsed Radiofrequency on Gasserian Ganglion Improves Acute/Subacute Zoster-Related Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Controlled Trial. Pain Physician. 2019 Jul;22(4):361-368.
Wan CF, Liu Y, Dong DS, Zhao L, Xi Q, Yu X, Cui WY, Wang QS, Song T. Bipolar High-Voltage, Long-Duration Pulsed Radiofrequency Improves Pain Relief in Postherpetic Neuralgia. Pain Physician. 2016 Jul;19(5):E721-8.
Yang S, Kim W, Kong HH, Do KH, Choi KH. Epidural steroid injection versus conservative treatment for patients with lumbosacral radicular pain: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jul 24;99(30):e21283. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021283.
Other Identifiers
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E/C. S/N. T124/2022
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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