Pulsed Radiofrequency One or Three Nerves for Chronic Shoulder Pain. A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Study
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT04954391
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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)
Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) neuromodulation / or ablation is an interventional pain management method. Clinical use of PRF for shoulder pain management generally focuses on the suprascapular nerve, what is considered a safe and superior to placebo and physiotherapy. We study the use of the PRF neuromodulation the suprascapular, axillary, and articular branches of the lateral pectoral nerve, as well as the effectiveness of this combined technique compared to the PRF of the suprascapular nerve alone
Study details
- Official title
- Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Suprascapular, Axillary Nerve and Articular Branch of the Lateral Pectoral Nerve vs Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Suprascapular Nerve Only for Chronic Shoulder Pain. A Prospective Randomized Double-blind Study
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: Pulsed radiofrequency neuromodulation of the suprascapular nerve only
- Procedure: Pulsed radiofrequency neuromodulation of the suprascapular, axillary, and articular branch of the lateral pectoral nerves
- Sponsor
- Saint Petersburg State University, Russia
- Start date
- 2021-08-05
- Primary completion
- 2023-12-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 99 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Russia
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Chronic pain (existing for more than three months at the time of examination) in the shoulder associated with the following pathology: * rotator cuff injury * adhesive capsulitis * arthrosis of the shoulder joint * arthrosis of the acromioclavicular joint * subacromial impingement syndrome * a history of arthroscopic surgery 2. Signed informed consent to participate in the study 3. Lack of indications for shoulder surgery 4. Age\> 18 years old 5 The positive effect of the test blockade of the suprascapular, axillary and lateral thoracic nerves with a local anesthetic (reduction of the pain level from the baseline according to NRS by at least 50%) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy 2. infectious arthritis 3. Instability of the shoulder joint 4. cervical radiculopathy 5. contraindications to local anesthetics 6. coagulopathy and anticoagulant therapy 7. pregnancy 8. oncology 9. the impossibility of subjective assessment of the level of pain and function of the joint
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04954391