The Lumbar Trident Study

Ospedale Regionale di Lugano44 enrolled

Overview

This observational retrospective study evaluates the efficacy of RF with the three-tined expandable electrode needle compared to before treatment in the treatment of chronic lumbar facet joint pain.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Facet Joint Pain

Interventions

Radiofrequency denervation of the lumbar facet jointPROCEDURE

Radiofrequency denervation of the medial branch of the dorsal ramus of the lumbar facet joint with a three-tined expandable needle.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 99 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years old * Patients with lumbar pain * Patient who had two diagnostic medial branch blocks with significant (\>50%) improvement on both injections Exclusion Criteria: \- No patient related outcome measures available in hospital's patient charts

Locations (1)

Pain Management Center, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland

Lugano, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain measurement by numeric rating score

The primary outcome of this study is pain measured with the numeric rating score (NRS): 11-point NRS ranging from 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (the worst imaginable pain). A score of zero (0) will indicate that the patient is pain free, while a score of ten (10) will indicate that they are experiencing the worst pain imaginable.

Time frame: 2 months after injection in comparison to baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC)

The PGIC rating is increasingly being used for determining clinically important change in measures such as ratings of pain. This scale is designed to quantify patient's improvement or deterioration over time, usually either to determine the effect of an intervention or to chart the clinical course of a condition. The scales ask that a person assess his or her current pain, recall that status at a previous time-point, and then calculate the difference between the two.