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Masseter Muscle Thickness in Gasser Ganglion Radiofrequency Treatment
Led by Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital · Updated on 2025-03-05
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
82 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Trigeminal neuralgia is common painful disorder in pain medicine clinics. Gasserian ganglion radiofrequency thermocoagulation is one of the treatment option in patients with trigeminal neuralgia in refractory cases. The most commonly involved branch in trigeminal neuralgia is the mandibular branch. Masseter muscle is innervated by mandibulary nerve branch of the trigeminal nerve. The radiofrequency thermocoagulation therapy is used to ablate the affected trigeminal nerve branch and some of patients complain of subjective masseter weakness after this procedure. In theoretical basis, muscles innervated by target nerve are affected from ablation procedure. In this study the primary aim is to evaluate the change of the masseter muscle thickness in patients treated by gasserian ganglion radiofrequency thermocoagulation. The results may also show possible functional effect of the procedure related with masseter muscle.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Masseter Muscle Thickness in Gasser Ganglion Radiofrequency Treatment
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Pain refractory to medical therapy for at least 3 months
- Planning radiofrequency thermocoagulation of gasserian ganglion
- Accept ultrasound measurements to be performed
You will not qualify if you...
- Refused to participate in the study
- Not attending follow-ups regularly
- Coagulation disorder
- Pregnancy
- Localized or systemic infection
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital
Istanbul, Başakşehir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Research Team
B
Burak Erken, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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