Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for High-voltage Pulsed Radiofrequency on Gasserian Ganglion to Treat Patients With Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia

Study Description

Brief Summary: The study is designed to compare the effectiveness and safety of high-voltage Pulsed radiofrequency and nerve block for the treatment of primary Trigeminal Neuralgia patients with ineffective conservative treatment and explore better non-surgical treatment methods for Trigeminal Neuralgia patients.

Detailed Description: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a paroxysmal, lightning-like, severe pain in the facial area innervated by trigeminal nerve. Patients who have failed to achieve benefits from drug treatment could try to undergo nerve block, a traditional conservative treatment. Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) is a noninvasive pain intervention technique for the treatment of TN. However, its treatment effectiveness has rarely been reported and remains controversial among scholars. A recent single-center preliminary clinical study showed that high-voltage PRF had significant effectiveness in the treatment of TN. However, whether high-voltage PRF treatment can become an optional treatment for TN patients who have failed to achieve benefits from drug treatment still needs to be confirmed with standardized clinical studies by utilizing conservative nerve block treatment as a control. The study is designed to compare the effectiveness and safety of high-voltage PRF and nerve block for the treatment of primary TN patients with ineffective conservative treatment and explore better non-surgical treatment methods for TN patients.

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Eligibility

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Sex: ALL

Healthy Volunteers: No

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