Pulsed Radiofrequency for Chronic Mastalgia of Fibrocystic Disease of the Breast

Assiut University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Pain

Treatments: Procedure: PRF; Procedure: SHAM

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03888963

SECI-IRB-IORG0009563-726

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators will evaluate the analgesic efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency on the thoracic paravertebral nerves for patients with chronic mastalgia of fibrocystic disease of the breast

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 16 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with chronic mastalgia due to fibrocystic disease of the breast
• the pain duration maintained for more than 1 year
• the pain intensity is more than 5 on VAS pain score

Exclusion criteria

• coagulopathy
• infection at the site of the procedure

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

PRF

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: PRF

SHAM

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: SHAM