Status:

COMPLETED

Pulsed Radiofrequency of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve

Lead Sponsor:

Mersin Training and Research Hospital

Conditions:

Meralgia Paresthetica

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Brief Summary

In the current retrospective cohort study, conducted by both pain specialists and neurophysiologists, the primary outcome was to search for the effect of obesity on the efficacy of PRF of LFCN in refr...

Detailed Description

In the current retrospective cohort study, conducted by both pain specialists and neurophysiologists, the primary outcome was to search for the effect of obesity on the efficacy of PRF of LFCN in refr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • older than 18 years treated with PRF neuromodulation of LFCN for MP
  • followed up at least 6 months in the pain clinic of the tertiary hospital between January 2020 and August 2023.

Exclusion

  • inadequate follow-up or missing documentation
  • If a new analgesic drug was prescribed during the follow-up period that could affect the evaluation of outcomes, the patients were also excluded.
  • Patients who missed appointments, or were unable to communicate with; were not included in the study.
  • Patients with secondary entrapment neuropathy (e.g., diabetes, inflammatory arthritis, hypothyroidism), malignancy, pregnancy, skin infection in the inguinal region or dermatitis, lumbar radiculopathy, polyneuropathy, and cardiac pacemakers were excluded.
  • In the SSEP analysis, when the latency of LFCN was not evaluated in both sides, these patients were not also included in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 21 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 6 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06187883

Start Date

November 21 2023

End Date

December 6 2023

Last Update

April 22 2024

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Suna Aşkın Turan

Mersin, Turkey (Türkiye)