Paramedian CESI vs Selective Nerve Root PRF for Lower Cervical Radicular Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT05950321
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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)
This study aims to compare the efficacy of ultrasound-guided selective cervical nerve root pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) versus fluoroscopy-guided paramedian cervical epidural steroid administration (CESI) for the treatment of lower cervical radicular pain refractory to conservative treatments. For this evaluation, a numerical rating (NRS), neck disability index (NDI), and Leeds Assessment Of Neuropathic Symptoms And Signs (LANSS) scale will be used before and after both interventions.
Study details
- Official title
- Comparison of Fluoroscopy-guided Cervical Paramedian Interlaminar Epidural Block Versus Ultrasound-guided Selective Nerve Root Pulsed Radiofrequency for the Management of Chronic Lower Cervical Radicular Pain
- Conditions
- Neck Pain
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Interventions
- Procedure: Paramedian cervical epidural steroid injection
- Procedure: Selective nerve root pulsed radiofrequency
- Sponsor
- Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital
- Start date
- 2022-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2023-08-05
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 75 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Severe unilateral radicular pain due to cervical disc herniation (pain with a severity of 6 or more on a numeric rating scale of 0-10) * Continued pain for more than 3 months * Demonstration of herniated disc compression of the lower cervical spinal nerve roots on magnetic resonance imaging * Failure in pain management with conservative methods such as analgesics and physical therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Pain radiating to both arms, hands or neck pain in the foreground * Spinal stenosis or spondylolisthesis (only those with radicular pain due to disc herniation will be included) * Cognitive impairment * Hepatic or renal insufficiency * Severe psychiatric illness * Local or systemic infection * Coagulopathy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05950321