Skip to content

Compare the effectiveness of pulsed radio frequency alone or in combination with steriod injection for the treatment of Glossopharyngeal nueralgia

Comparative-Effectiveness Study, Comparing Pulsed Radiofrequency alone or in Combination with Steroid Injections for the treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia : A Randomised Double Blind Study.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/12/038349
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-12-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G521- Disorders of glossopharyngeal nerve Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 3: G44- Other headache syndromes

Interventions

Intervention1: PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY ALONE PULSED RADIO FREQUENCY WITH STERIOD INJECTION: PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY ALONE PULSED RADIO FREQUENCY WITH STERIOD INJECTION Control Intervention1: PULSED RADI

Sponsors

IMS BHU
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA GRADE 1 & 2 TYPICAL GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NUERALGIA REFRACTORY TO ORAL MEDICINE

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: PATIENT REFUSAL PATIENT ALLERGIC TO ANY DRUG USED IN THE STUDY PRESENCE OF INFECTION AT THE SITE OF INJECTION AREA PATIENT WITH COMORBIDITIES PATIENT WITH ATYPICAL GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEURALGIA COAGULATION DISORDERS ABNORMAL ANATOMY OF NERVES SURROUNDING GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
STEROID INJECTION IN COMINATION WITH PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY IS BETTER THAN PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY ALONE FOR THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NUERALGIA.Timepoint: Immediate After 1 hr During discharge patient is assessed

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
PAIN RELIEF IN PATIENT WITH REFRACTORY GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NUERALGIATimepoint: Immediately After 1hr During discharge patient is assessed

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR AK PASWAN

INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

dranil1973@gmail.com9794855871

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026