Ganglion Impar Denervation and Radiofrequency on Sacral Root 3 for Chronic Prostatic Pain

Assiut University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Pain

Treatments: Procedure: ganglion impar denervation; Procedure: pulsed radiofrequency

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03884764

SECI-IRB-IORG0009563-724

Details and patient eligibility

About

the authors will evaluate the added analgesic benefit of pulsed radiofrequency on sacral root 3 with ganglion impar denervation on chronic pelvic pain due to chronic prostatitis

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 16 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with chronic pelvic pain due to chronic prostatitis for at least 3 months
• VAS pain score more than 5
• failed analgesic drug treatment

Exclusion criteria

• coagulopathy
• neurogenic bladder
• infection at site of procedure

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

PRF on S3 + ganglion impar denervation

Experimental group

Description:

patients will receive pulsed radiofrequency on sacral root number 3 in conjunction with ganglion impar denervation by alcohol

Treatment:

Procedure: pulsed radiofrequency

ganglion impar denervation

Active Comparator group

Description:

patients will receive ganglion impar denervation by alcohol

Treatment:

Procedure: ganglion impar denervation