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A pilot study; Preoperative Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Terminal Sensory Articular Nerves for Pain control and Functional Improvement at 6 weeks after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery compared with conventional treatment

A pilot study; Preoperative Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Terminal Sensory Articular Nerves for Pain control and Functional Improvement at 6 weeks after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery compared with conventional treatment

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20210326004
Enrollment
20
Registered
2021-03-26
Start date
2021-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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

Conditions

Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery Pain Postoperative Pain postoperative shoulder pain control within 3 months following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery using preoperative cooled radiofrequency ablation

Interventions

patients in this group are scheduled for preoperative cooled radiofrequency ablation at three articular nerves which are suprascapular nerve, axillary nerves, and lateral pectoral nerve 1-4 weeks ahea
CRFA,control

Sponsors

research affairs, faculty of medicine, Chulalongkorn univeristy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 ASA 1 to 3 2 MRI showed a partial or complete tear of the supraspinatus tendon (small, medium, large tear)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 coexisting shoulder arthropathies such as osteoarthritis, cuff tear arthropathy, inflammatory arthritis, malignancy 2 adhesive capsulitis 3 coexisting tear of other rotator cuff tendons 4 previous shoulder surgery 5 previous radiofrequency ablation 6 duration between study intervention and ARCR surgery ranges more than 4 weeks 7 Nerve-related symptoms 8 medical conditions that precluded the study intervention (cardiac or pulmonary compromise, sepsis, bleeding disorder, allergic reactions, contraindications to local anesthetic, and pregnancy) 9 athletes who significantly concern or require the full function of rotator cuff tendons and muscles around the shoulder

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
postoperative pain score postoperative NRS at 1,2,3,4,5,6 weeks after surgery compared with baseline NRS at 1 to 4 weeks before surgery numerical rating scale

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
functional score at 6 week and 3 month after surgery ASES,functional score at 6 week and 3 month after surgery constant score

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public Contactmarvin thepsoparn

Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

marvin.thep@gmail.com022564000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026