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Epipulse - prosp

Pathology : Pain control
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Study Title

Clinical prospective randomized Study with Crossover design, to compare epidural pulsed radiofrequency stimulation to best conventional treatment in patients with either neuropathic pain syndrome, back or neck pain.  

Study Detail

Study Objective

The aim of the EPIPULSE-prosp study is to compare ePRF stimulation to best conventional treatment (drugs, physiotherapy or Injections therapy), in patients with neuropathic pain syndrome, back or neck pain.

Participation conditions

Inclusion criteria

• Able to give and sign informed consent
• Age > 18 years
• Patients  with chronic pain despite conventional treatment, since at least 8 weeks

Exclusion criteria
 

• Pregnancy
• Patients who have  been treated with any epidural pulsed radiofrequency stimulation in the past
• Spinal stenosis which requires surgery
• Herniated disc
• Spinal tumor
• Spinal instability which requires surgery

Centers

• Service National de Neurochirurgie du Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
• Neurochirurgie, Bonn
• Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Dortmund
 

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