Facet Joint Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
This observational retrospective study evaluates the efficacy of RF with the three-tined expandable electrode needle compared to before treatment in the treatment of chronic lumbar facet joint pain.
Interventions
PROCEDURERadiofrequency denervation of the lumbar facet joint
Radiofrequency denervation of the medial branch of the dorsal ramus of the lumbar facet joint with a three-tined expandable needle.
Sponsors
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age \> 18 years old * Patients with lumbar pain * Patient who had two diagnostic medial branch blocks with significant (\>50%) improvement on both injections
Exclusion criteria
\- No patient related outcome measures available in hospital's patient charts
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain measurement by numeric rating score | 2 months after injection in comparison to baseline | The primary outcome of this study is pain measured with the numeric rating score (NRS): 11-point NRS ranging from 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (the worst imaginable pain). A score of zero (0) will indicate that the patient is pain free, while a score of ten (10) will indicate that they are experiencing the worst pain imaginable. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) | 2 months after injection | The PGIC rating is increasingly being used for determining clinically important change in measures such as ratings of pain. This scale is designed to quantify patient's improvement or deterioration over time, usually either to determine the effect of an intervention or to chart the clinical course of a condition. The scales ask that a person assess his or her current pain, recall that status at a previous time-point, and then calculate the difference between the two. |
| Use of analgesics | 2 months after injection | The quantity of analgesics that the patient assumes for the pain: * All stopped * Decreased * Equal * Increased |
| Sleep | 2 months after injection | Question: your sleep quality is: * Improved * Equal * Worsened |
| Walking ability | 2 months after injection | Question: after the treatment, you can walk: * More than before * Same as before * Less than before |
| Patient satisfaction | 2 months after injection | Question: are you satisfied with the result: YES/NO |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed