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MRI-Guided Cryoablation to Alleviate Pain in Head, Neck and Spine

Recruitingn/aAges 18 Years - anyAllBrigham and Women's Hospital
NCT01788410 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The objective of this study is to provide pain relief to patients with facet joint disease or head and neck pain related to compression of a nerve root. The goal is to provide palliative care with superior efficacy and longer relief compared to current methods.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must be willing and able to sign a written informed consent document. * Patients must have facet joint disease or pain due to a damaged or compressed nerve that would benefit from a minimally invasive image-guided procedure (i.e., adjacent to critical structures, better visualized under 3 Tesla MRI than CT) * Subjects must be able to adhere to the visit schedules and attend pre and post imaging. * Participants must be at least 18 years of age * Participants must have an estimated life expectancy of \>8 weeks in the opinion of the clinician. * Patients with radiculopathy must have the cause of pain confirmed by a nerve block within 3 months prior to ablation Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to MRI and Gadolinium- (i.e. estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate \<60ml/min, metal clips) * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman are excluded from this research.
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What it tests

  • Cryoablation under image guidance
  • MRI Seednet Cryotherapy System (Galil Medical)
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Where

1 site
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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