Centre For Clinical Research And Biostatistics (CCRB)

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1 Unique Trial Number (assigned by CCRB)

CUHK_CCT00127

2 Trial Registration Date

2007-05-31

i Registration Status

Prospective

3 Secondary IDs

none

4 Source(s) of Funding

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, CUHK

5 Primary Sponsor

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, CUHK

6 Secondary Sponsor

N/A

Function

Please specify

7 Responsible Contact Person (public contact person for patients interested in participating)

i Name

Chan, Simon Kin Cheong

ii Address

Patients interested in participating

iii Phone

26322734

iv Email

e-mail

v Affiliation

Prince of Wales Hospital

vi Country

8 Research Contact Person (person to contact for scientific inquiries)

i Name

Chan, Simon Kin Cheong

ii Address

Scientific information about the study

iii Phone

26322734

iv Email

e-mail

v Affiliation

Dept of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

vi Country

9 Official Scientific Title of the Study

The use of pulsed radiofrequency treatment in spinal nerve root pain - a double blind control study.

10 Public Title

The use of pulsed radiofrequency treatment in spinal nerve root pain - a double blind control study.

i Public Title in Chinese 研究名稱

11 Short Title (Optional)

omit

12 Countries of Recruitment

Hong Kong

13 Research Ethic Review

i Has the study received appropriate ethics approval?

Yes

ii When is the approval date?

2007-05-04

iii Full Name of IRB/IEC

Please specify

iv IRB/IEC approval reference number

14 Medical Condition Being Studied

Sciatica

15 Intervention

i Types of intervention

Procedure

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ii Description/ name of Intervention/article

Pulsed radiofrequency treatment

iii Dosage form of the intervention

iv Dosage of the intervention

v Duration of the intervention

6 weeks

vi Frequency of the intervention

16 Comparative Treatments

i Description/ name of comparative treatments

Spinal nerve root steroid injection

ii Dosage form of the comparative treatments

iii Dosage of the comparative treatments

iv Duration of the comparative treatments

v Frequency of the comparative treatments

17 Key Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

i Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion - adult with sciatica and radiological evidence of disc degeneration.

ii Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion - pregnancy, drug abuse

iii Age Minimum

18

iv Age Maximum

80

v Gender

Both Male and Female

18 Study Type

Interventional

19 Study Design

i Randomization

Randomized

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ii Nature of control

Active

iii Degree of masking

Single-blind

If Single-blind, who will be masked?

iv Group Assignment

Parallel

v Study Phase

Please specify

vi Study Objectives (Optional)

20 Anticipated trial start date

2007-07-01

21 Target Sample Size

100

22 Recruitment Status

Unknown

23 Primary Outcome

Pain reduction

24 Secondary Outcome

Safety measurement of pulsed radiofrequency treatment

25 Study Information/Publication

i Study Information/Publication Available?

No

ii Link to Study Information/Publication

26 Last Update Date

2012-05-16

27 Primary Registry and Trial Identifying Number

ChiCTR-TRC-07000695

28 Date of Registration in Primary Registry

2010-05-04

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