Management Modalities of Chronic Pelvic Pain

NCT ID: NCT06719635

Last Updated: 2025-11-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

62 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-12-07

Study Completion Date

2026-05-31

Brief Summary

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Chronic pelvic pain remains a challenging disorder to treat because of the complexities of pain sensation and unclear etiology. Standard medical and surgical treatments seldom prove effective at improving quality of life and pain intensity among affected women.

Detailed Description

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Chronic pelvic pain remains a challenging disorder to treat because of the complexities of pain sensation and unclear etiology. Standard medical and surgical treatments seldom prove effective at improving quality of life and pain intensity among affected women. The current study will investigate whether Laparoscopic Presacral Neurectomy or Fluoroscopically Guided Superior Hypogastric Plexus Neurolysis is more effective for treating chronic pelvic pain.

Conditions

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Pain, Chronic

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Laparoscopic Presacral Neurectomy

The patients will undergo Laparoscopic Presacral Neurectomy under general anesthesia.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Laparoscopic Presacral Neurectomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Laparoscopy will be performed under general anesthesia. Then, nerve plexuses will be identified and freed from their underlying tissue, which contains the left common iliac and middle sacral veins. This will be followed by cauterization and cutting of the nerve plexuses.

Fluoroscopically guided Superior Hypogastric Neurolysis

The patients will receive fluoroscopically guided Superior Hypogastric Plexus Neurolysis with Radiofrequency of the Sacral Roots 2,3,4.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Fluoroscopically guided Superior Hypogastric Plexus Neurolysis

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The patients will receive fluoroscopically guided Superior Hypogastric Plexus Neurolysis using 3 mL of 75% ethanol and Radiofrequency of the Sacral nerve Roots 2-4.

Interventions

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Laparoscopic Presacral Neurectomy

Laparoscopy will be performed under general anesthesia. Then, nerve plexuses will be identified and freed from their underlying tissue, which contains the left common iliac and middle sacral veins. This will be followed by cauterization and cutting of the nerve plexuses.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Fluoroscopically guided Superior Hypogastric Plexus Neurolysis

The patients will receive fluoroscopically guided Superior Hypogastric Plexus Neurolysis using 3 mL of 75% ethanol and Radiofrequency of the Sacral nerve Roots 2-4.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient acceptance.
* Body mass index \< 35 kg/m2.
* Adult patients with chronic pelvic and perineal pain due to pelvic cancer.
* Visual Analog Scale pain score ≥ 5 on a 0-10 scale despite treatment with a standard analgesic.

Exclusion Criteria

* Uncooperative patient.
* Patients with coagulopathy, infection at the site of injection, severe cardiac compromise, or intolerance to sympathetic block.
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Zagazig University

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Abdalla Mohamed Gouda, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care & Pain Management, Zagazig University

Locations

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Zagazig university hospital

Zagazig, Al-Sharkia, Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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de Leon-Casasola OA, Kent E, Lema MJ. Neurolytic superior hypogastric plexus block for chronic pelvic pain associated with cancer. Pain. 1993 Aug;54(2):145-151. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(93)90202-Z.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8233527 (View on PubMed)

Ghai V, Subramanian V, Jan H, Pergialiotis V, Thakar R, Doumouchtsis SK; CHORUS: An International Collaboration for Harmonising Outcomes, Research, Standards in Urogynaecology, Women's Health. A systematic review on reported outcomes and outcome measures in female idiopathic chronic pelvic pain for the development of a core outcome set. BJOG. 2021 Mar;128(4):628-634. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16412. Epub 2020 Sep 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32654406 (View on PubMed)

Hetta DF, Mohamed AA, Abdel Eman RM, Abd El Aal FA, Helal ME. Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Sacral Roots Improves the Success Rate of Superior Hypogastric Plexus Neurolysis in Controlling Pelvic and Perineal Cancer Pain. Pain Physician. 2020 Mar;23(2):149-157.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32214294 (View on PubMed)

Soysal ME, Soysal S, Gurses E, Ozer S. Laparoscopic presacral neurolysis for endometriosis-related pelvic pain. Hum Reprod. 2003 Mar;18(3):588-92. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deg127.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12615830 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Pelvic Pain Management

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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