S3 Root Pulsed Radiofrequency Added to Superior Hypogstric Plexus Block

Assiut University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pain Cancer; Pain, Chronic

Treatments: Procedure: superior hypogastric plexus block; Procedure: pulsed radiofrequency at S3 root plus superior hypogastric plexus block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04782206

366

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators hypothesis that adding pulsed radiofrequency neuromodulation at S3 nerve root to superior hypogastric plexus chemical neurolysis improves analgesia in patients with chronic pelvic cancer pain.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pelvic cancer patients
• with pelvic pain not responding to oral analgesic medications
• side effects of oral analgesic medications

Exclusion criteria

• patients with metastatic cancer disease
• patients with significantly impaired organ functions
• patients with bleeding diathesis
• patients with mental disabilities

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

group 1

Active Comparator group

Description:

superior hypogastric plexus block

Treatment:

Procedure: superior hypogastric plexus block

group 2

Active Comparator group

Description:

pulsed radiofrequency at S3 nerve root + superior hypogastric plexus block

Treatment:

Procedure: pulsed radiofrequency at S3 root plus superior hypogastric plexus block