Applying Pulsed Radiofrequency to the Pudendal Nerve Bilaterally Vs Its Application to Sacral Nerve Roots S2,3 and 4 Bilaterally in Chronic Prostatitis
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT03720951
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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)
Prevalence estimates show that prostatitis is one of the most common urological conditions and that symptoms range considerably among men of various socioeconomic status, race, and age. For men under 50 years, prostatitis is the most common urologic outpatient diagnosis. Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome has high prevalence estimates internationally ( 16% North America, 14% Asian \& Europeans). Men suffering from Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome report significant impairment in their quality of life which is also associated with greater health care expenditures.
Study details
- Official title
- Comparison Between Applying Pulsed Radiofrequency to the Pudendal Nerve Bilaterally Vs Its Application to Sacral Nerve Roots S2,3 and 4 Bilaterally in the Improvement of Pain and Symptoms in Chronic Prostatitis, A Prospective Randomized Study
- Conditions
- Prostatitis
- Pulsed Radiofrequency
- Interventions
- Radiation: pudendal nerve
- Radiation: sacral n roots
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Start date
- 2018-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-03
- Sex
- Male
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 75 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: * ASA physical status I-III. Exclusion Criteria: * those with infection at the site of injection, * coagulopathy or another bleeding diathesis, * a pre-existing neurologic deficit in the targeted region,
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03720951