Pulsed Radiofrequency for Chronic Mastalgia of Fibrocystic Disease of the Breast

Assiut University10 enrolled

Overview

The investigators will evaluate the analgesic efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency on the thoracic paravertebral nerves for patients with chronic mastalgia of fibrocystic disease of the breast

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Interventions

PRFPROCEDURE

patients will receive pulsed radiofrequency, 4 cycles (each cycle, 2 minutes) on the thoracic paravertebral nerves number 2,3, and 4 under fluroscopic guidance

SHAMPROCEDURE

patients will be subjected to the same procedure like PRF group without giving PRF

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 16 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients with chronic mastalgia due to fibrocystic disease of the breast * the pain duration maintained for more than 1 year * the pain intensity is more than 5 on VAS pain score Exclusion Criteria: * coagulopathy * infection at the site of the procedure

Locations (1)

Diab

Asyut, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the changes in pain intensity measured by VAS pain score

VAS pain score, is a scale for pain measurements scored from 0 to 10 in which 0 = no pain and 10 = the worst imaginable pain

Time frame: patients will be evaluated at 3 months postoperatively

Central Contacts

diab hetta, MD

CONTACT

+201091090009 diabhetta25@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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