Radiofrequency for Chronic Post-mastectomy Pain: is it Better to Target Intercostal Nerves or Corresponding Dorsal Root Ganglia?
CompletedNot applicableNCT03374423
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
neuropathic pain can occur following any surgical procedure on the breast ..
Study details
- Official title
- Radiofrequency for Chronic Post-mastectomy Pain: is it Better to Target Intercostal Nerves (T2-T5) or Their Corresponding Dorsal Root Ganglia?
- Conditions
- Post-Mastectomy Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Interventions
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Start date
- 2018-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-04-01
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 60 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Egypt
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with chronic post-mastectomy pain for at least 3 months post operatively. * patients with visual analogue scale for pain score \> 4 * patients treated with more than one line of anti-neuropathic drugs. Exclusion Criteria: * patient refusal. * coagulopathy. * chest and back deformity. * infection at the introduction site of the needle .
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03374423