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Selection of scanning slice thickness for primary trigeminal neuralgia with CT-guided round hole radiofrequency thermocoagulation

Description of the technical details of CT-guided transforaminal radiofrequency thermocoagulation for trigeminal neuralgia

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2200055201
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-01-02
Start date
2022-01-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-01-16

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

Conditions

trigeminal neuralgia

Interventions

Group A:CT scanning layer thickness=1mm
Group B:CT scanning layer thickness=2mm
Group C:CT scanning layer thickness=3mm
Group D:CT scanning layer thickness=5mm

Sponsors

The First Hospital of Jiaxing
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged > 18 years; 2. Patients diagnosed with V2 trigeminal neuralgia or combined with V1/V3 trigeminal neuralgia according to ICHD-3; 3. Preoperative NRS score >=6; 4. Course of disease > 1 month; 5. Patients with unrelieved pain or intolerable adverse reactions after carbamazepine, gabapentin and pregabalin treatment alone or in combination.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Refuse minimally invasive treatment and participate in researchers; 2. Secondary trigeminal neuralgia, such as trigeminal neuralgia caused by space-occupying lesions or multiple sclerosis; 3. Local infection at the puncture site; 4. Mental illness or intellectual disability; 5. Severe liver, kidney, heart and lung diseases; 6. Coagulation dysfunction or allergy to local anesthetics before surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Needle adjustment times;Operation duration;Ray quantity;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Numbness;Hematoma;Response rate;Recurrent rate;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactNi Huadong

The First Hospital of Jiaxing

huadongni@126.com+86 15068386387

Outcome results

None listed

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