The use of pulsed radiofrequency treatment into the atlantoaxial joint for the management of refractory head and neck pain.

Intra-atlantoaxial (AA) joint pulsed radiofrequency treatment of the management of head and neck pain refractory to conservative treatment.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON28514

Enrollment

100

Registered

2009-09-29

Start date

2008-01-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

head and neck pain suboccipital pain, irradiating into the occiput, vertex and sometimes as far as the eyes. Nek- en aangezichtspijn, suboccipitale pijn, met uitstrakung in de occiput, soms tot in de ogen.

Interventions

Pulsed radiofrequency 2Hz 10 msec, 8 min into the lateral atlantoaxial (AA) joint.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age older than 18 year; 2. Head or neck pain refractory to conservative treatment; 3. Clinical examination indicative for atlantoaxial joint involvement; 4. Able to understand the information relative to the treatment; 5. Willing to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age younger than 18 years; 2. Pregnancy; 3. Malignancy, infectious diseases; 4. Coagulation disorders; 5. Previous surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Immediate effect and 2 months after procedure; 2. Pain reduction measured with 10-point verbal NRS; 3. Function improvement (clinical).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Duration of effect; 2. Follow-up one year after the procedure.	—

Contacts

Public ContactO. Rohof

Maaslandziekenhuis Dept. of Pain therapy Dr. H. Vanderhoffplein, 1

o.rohof@chello.nl+31 46 457 58 86

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)