Monopolar Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for Axial Low Back Pain

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorEPC Education s.r.o.

About this trial

Determination of efficacy and safety of Monopolar Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for Axial Low Back Pain treatment, including the method optimization.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Axial low back pain (with or without lateral component).

Presence of Modic type I or II changes at ≥ 1 level.

Age over 18 years.

Duration of pain ≥ 6 months.

Disqualifiers

Coagulation disorders.

Platelet abnormalities.

Lack of informed consent.

Generalized solid tumor.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • BVN ablation

    Procedure/Surgery

    intraosseal monopolar basivertebral nerve ablation

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: BVN ablationExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)

Scale 0-100%; a lower score indicates minimal disability, while a higher score indicates greater disability.

Time frame
6 weeks, and 3, 6, 12 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for Pain

Scale 0-10; 0 refers to no pain, while 10 refers to worst imaginable pain

Time frame
6 weeks, and 3,6,12 months
2

EQ-5D standardized questionnaire used to measure health-related quality of life

Scale 0 - 100; where 0 (state equivalent to death) and 100 (full health)

Time frame
6 weeks, and 3, 6 12 months
3

Pain, Enjoyment of Life, and General Activity (PEG) Assessment

Scale 0 - 10; where 0 (no pain and no limitations) and 10 (worst imaginable pain, no life enjoyment and total limitation in general activities)

Time frame
6 weeks, and 3, 6 12 months
4

Global Rating of Change (GRC)

retrospective assessesment of condition change compared to the initial state; scale -5 to 5; where -5 (significant worsening), 0 (state unchanged), 5 (significant improvement).

Time frame
6 weeks, and 3, 6 12 months

Other outcomes

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