Comparative Analysis of Percutaneous Balloon Compression and Radiofrequency Ablation in Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2000034316

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2020-07-02

Start date

2020-07-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-07-06

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Conditions

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Interventions

percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation group:percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation (PRT) of trigeminal ganglion

percutaneous balloon compression group:percutaneous balloon compression of trigeminal ganglion

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All the patients were selected based on the following criteria: (1) primary TN based on symptoms described by the International Headache Society Classification; (2) failure of pharmacological management by multiple antiepileptic drugs; (3) a pain visual analog scale (VAS) score over 7/10 and with a poor quality of life because of the pain; (4) any one or more of the following: poor candidacy for general anesthesia, suboccipital craniotomy, patient preference to avoid craniotomy for MVD, and (5) normal brain magnetic resonance imaging findings.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Nil

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
VAS score;blood pressure;heart rate;Nausea, vomiting;recurrence rate;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYu'e Ren

215 Heping Road West, Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

renyue73@163.com+86 13930112376

Outcome results

None listed

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