Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-60
SponsorNational Cancer Institute, Egypt
About this trial
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of super-voltage pulsed radiofrequency of stellate ganglion and super-voltage pulsed radiofrequency of T2-T3 sympathetic ganglia in the treatment of postmastectomy pain syndrome.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Female patients aged 18-60 years.
Patient of class II according to the American society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification system.
History of unilateral mastectomy for breast cancer.
Persistent pain >3 months postoperatively.
Disqualifiers
Coagulopathy or anticoagulant therapy.
Local infection at injection site.
History of psychiatric illness or cognitive dysfunction.
Previous intervention in the same region (e.g., prior stellate ganglion block or thoracic radiofrequency ablation).
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Group S : Stellate Ganglion supervoltage pulsed radiofrequency
- Group T : T2-T3 chains supervoltage pulsed radiofrequency.
Treatment groups
75 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov