Radiofrequency Splanchnic Denervation Versus Retrocrural Neurolytic Celiac Block for Pancreatic Cancer Pain

Assiut University60 enrolled

Overview

The investigators will evaluate the analgesic efficacy of radiofrequency splanchnic nerve denervation versus neurolytic retrocrural celiac denervation for patients with abdominal pain due to cancer pancreas

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Interventions

radiofrequency splanchnic denervationPROCEDURE

the authors will denervate the splanchnic nerves via radiofrequency

retrocrural celiac denervationPROCEDURE

the authors will denervate the splanchnic nerves in the retrocrural space via injection of alcohol

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients with abdominal pain due to cancer pancreas Exclusion Criteria: * coagulopathy * infection at site of the procedure

Locations (1)

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Asyut, Assuit, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the percentage of patients that gain more than 50% reduction of their pain on VAS pain score

VAS pain scale is a tool for measurement of pain intensity scored from 0 to 10 in which 0 + no pain and 10 + the worst pain immaginable

Time frame: 6 months postoperatively

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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