Radiofrequency Plus Superficial Cervical Plexus Block in Treatment of Cervical Spondylosis Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age30-70
SponsorAin Shams University
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness in the pain relief between doing radiofrequency ablation for the medial branch of the cervical facet pain alone vs using it combined with superficial cervical plexus block.in adults patients with cervical spondylosis pain
The main question it aims to answer is:
does adding superficial cervical plexus block to radiofrequency in patients with chronic neck pain provide better analgesia than radioprequency alone ?
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Both genders.
Age between 30-70 years.
American society of anesthesiologist ASA 1,2 & 3 physical status.
MRI cervical spine diagnosing cervical facet arthropathy originating pain .
Disqualifiers
Neurological disorders.(previous central and peripheral CNS affection ).
coagulopathy INR > 1.8 or platelets < 50,000.
Infection at or near the injection site.
Presence of pacemaker or defibrillator.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- cervical plexus block
Treatment groups
53 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov