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N/A N=51 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

Trial Assessing Cooled Radiofrequency Denervation as a Treatment for Sacroiliac Joint Pain Using the Sinergy System

Other Acute Pain · Chronic Pain

Enrolled (actual)
51
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2014
Primary outcome: Primary: Pain Status Change for Sacroiliac Joint Pain Intensity — -2.4; -0.8 units on a scale — p=0.035

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Sinergy (Device); Placebo sham (Device)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Baylis Medical Company
Primary completion
Aug 2011

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Pain Status Change for Sacroiliac Joint Pain Intensity
-2.7

Summary

to evaluate the effectiveness of cooled radiotherapy denervation of the sacroiliac region using the sinergy system by comparing a treatment group to a placebo group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Predominantly axial pain below L5 vertebrae
  • greater than 75%pain relief from 2 seperate lateral branch blocks done on different days
  • chronic axial pain lasting longer than 6 months, 3 day average VAS between 4 and 8
  • age greater than 18
  • failed to acheive adequate improvemnet with comprehensive non-operative treatments, includingbut not limited to: activity alteration, non0steriodal anti-iflammatory, physical and/or manual therap, and flurpscopically guided steriod injections in and around the area of pathology
  • all other possible sources oflow back pain have been ruled out, including but not limited to the intervertebral discs, bone fracture.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Beck Depression greater than 20%
  • irreversible psychological barriers to recovery
  • spinal pathology that may impede recovery such as spins bifida occulta,
  • moderate to severe foraminal or central canal stenosis
  • systemic infection or localized infection at inducer site
  • concomitant cervical or thoracic pain greater than 2/10 on VAS
  • uncontrolled or acute disease
  • chronic severe condition such as rheumatoid arthritis
  • preganancy
  • active radicular pain
  • immunosuppression
  • workers compensation
  • allergy to injectants or medications used in procedure
  • high narcotis use greater than 30 mg hydrocodone or equivalent
  • smokers
  • body mass index greater than 29.9
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00802997). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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