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Cryoneurolysis versus radiofrequency ablation outcome on pain experience in chronic low back pain

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November 2024

Cryoneurolysis versus radiofrequency ablation outcome on pain experience in chronic low back pain

Vol: 306| Issue: 11| Number:81| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Cryoneurolysis versus radiofrequency ablation outcome on pain experience in chronic low back pain (COPE): a single-blinded randomised controlled trial.

RMD Open. 2024 01-May;():. 10.1136/rmdopen-2024-004196

Contributing Authors:
K Truong K Meier LC Ahrens TO Wichmann H Zaer LH Tiroke S Arvin M Bazys P Duel G Gudmundsdottir JG Carlsen L Nikolajsen M van Tulder JCH Sorensen MM Rasmussen

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Synopsis

One hundred twenty patients with chronic facetogenic low back pain were randomized into three groups: cryoneurolysis (n=40), radiofrequency ablation (n=40), or placebo (n=40). The primary outcome was the proportion of patients achieving significant improvement on the Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) scale at 4 weeks. Secondary outcomes included changes in pain intensity, quality of life,...

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