Interscalene and ıntertuberculary Pulsed Radiofrequency for Cervical Radiculopathy

Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervical Radicular Pain

Treatments: Procedure: cervical nerve radiofrequency

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07112300

Interscalene pRF

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examines the different application techniques of ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment of cervical spinal nerves for cervical radicular pain.

Patients with radiologic imaging findings of C5-C6-C7 disc protrusion or extrusion, with compatible clinical and physical examinations and who have undergone ultrasound-guided spinal cervical nerve radiofrequency treatment in our clinic will be evaluated. Patients' background information will be taken in their files and missing information will be completed by phone call. Pain scores at 3 and 6 months after the procedure will be recorded by scoring from 1 to 10. Patients will not undergo any interventional procedure for research purposes.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Radiologically proven extruded/protruded discopathy at C5/C6/C7 levels
• Presence of radicular pain that can be provoked by physical examination
• Consistent with radiologic imaging findings.

Exclusion criteria

• No surgical procedures in the cervical region
• Concomitant pregnancy, malignancy, bleeding diathesis
• Presence of rheumatologic diseases associated with concomitant chronic pain syndrome

Trial design

60 participants in 2 patient groups

Interscalene cervical nerve radiofrequency

Description:

The group treated with interscalene pulsed radiofrequency intervention

Treatment:

Procedure: cervical nerve radiofrequency

Intertubercular cervical nerve radiofrequency

Description:

The group was treated with intertubercular pulsed radiofrequency intervention

Treatment:

Procedure: cervical nerve radiofrequency