Chronic neuropathic radicular pain
Conditions
Interventions
Lumbar PRF procedure at baseline
Sponsors
Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, Department of Anesthesiology
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Patients >= 18 and =6 months • Previous inadequate conservative management such as physiotherapy, exercise therapy or analgesic (anti-neuropathic) medications • Willing and able to sign consent for re-use of care data
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Refusal to participate in the data collection • Age 70 years • Acute pain of onset lasting <12 weeks • Radicular pain in both legs • Signs of progressive motor weakness or neurologic deficits • Planned lumbar and/or sacral surgery • Patients who received epidural steroid injection(s) within the previous 6 months • Patients who received previous PRF treatment within the previous 6 months • Systemic infection • Injection site infection • Hypersensitivity to LA and/or the radiographic contrast agent • Malignancy/presence of cancer as a cause of radicular pain • Presence of a cardiac pacemaker • Unstable medical or psychiatric condition • Other current pain syndromes besides lumbar radicular pain • Inability to receive a 6 months follow up
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the technical differences and the influence of single versus multiple lumbar levels in performing PRF treatment of lumbar radicular pain. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To relate the abovementioned variables to patient clinical outcomes such as effective pain reduction. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJennifer Breel
Amsterdam Universiteits Medisch Centrum. locatie AMC
Outcome results
None listed