Radiofrequency Splanchnic Denervation Versus Retrocrural Neurolytic Celiac Block for Pancreatic Cancer Pain

Assiut University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Pain

Treatments: Procedure: retrocrural celiac denervation; Procedure: radiofrequency splanchnic denervation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03886298

SECI-IRB-IORG0009563-725

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators will evaluate the analgesic efficacy of radiofrequency splanchnic nerve denervation versus neurolytic retrocrural celiac denervation for patients with abdominal pain due to cancer pancreas

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with abdominal pain due to cancer pancreas

Exclusion criteria

• coagulopathy
• infection at site of the 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

radiofrequency splanchnic denervation

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: radiofrequency splanchnic denervation

retrocrural celiac denervation

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: retrocrural celiac denervation