Influence of Radiofrequency Facett Joint Ablation on the development of Sarkopenia in the lumbar trunc

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00005942

Enrollment

Registered

2014-03-27

Start date

2014-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

M47

Interventions

Group 1: Patients who got due to lumbar facett joint degeneration a radiofrequency ablation. There MRs are regarded due to changings in muscular volume in follow up. For this a standardized MR is used

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Lumbar facett joint osteoarthritis RF-A was done L3/4 to L5/S1 bothsides

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - previous lumbar spine surgery - previous minimal invasive spine therapy others than Radiofrequency-Ablation - systemic muscle atrophia - systemic neurological disorder - recurrent Radiofrequency-Ablation - vascular disease - scoliosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Decrease of paraspinal muscle volume with use of MRI in a follow up time of one year after intervention. For this a standardized MR is used to compare the signal values of multifidus muscle and faty tissue.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Patient Satisfaction in follow up one year after intervention (questionnaire ODI, VAS).	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMichael Breitenfelder

St. Marienkrankenhaus

michael.breitenfelder@st-marienkrankenhaus.de0621-5501-2680

Outcome results

None listed

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