Dorsal Root Ganglion Thermal Radiofrequency Versus Pulsed Radiofrequency for Metastatic Pain in Thoracic Vertebral Body

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-07-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

AIM OF THE WORK To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Pulsed and Thermal Radiofrequency lesion of the dorsal root ganglion (RF-DRG) on a consecutive group of patients presenting with chronic thoracic pain due to vertebral bone metastasis.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: National Cancer Institute, Egypt

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. A greater than 6-month history of segmental pain of thoracic vertebral body metastasis origin.

2. Unsatisfactory pain control with oral pharmacotherapy including strong opioid with VAS >5 .

3. Absence of a chronic or progressive motor deficit.

4. Absence of significant sensory deficit.

5. No indication for percutaneous or open surgical intervention.

6. Magnetic resonance imaging and Computed Tomogrophy evidence of thoracic involvement.

7. ASA status of II to III .

8. Age > 18 .

9. Body mass index (BMI) :less than forty and more than twenty .

10. Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Known sensitivity or contraindication to injected materials: local anesthetics.

2. History of psychological disorders.

3. Evidence of significant neurological deficit.

4. Inability to lie prone.

5. Local contraindication to procedure e.g. local sepsis at the site of intervention, coagulopathy.

6. Patient refusal.