Pulsed Radiofrequency vs. Steroid Injections for Occipital Neuralgia

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

81

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

February 28, 2015

Study Completion Date

February 28, 2015

Conditions
Occipital Neuralgia
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Pulsed radiofrequency

Local anesthetic injection and pulsed radiofrequency treatment x 6 minutes over each affected occipital nerve

DRUG

Corticosteroid injection

Corticosteroid and local anesthetic injection plus sham pulsed radiofrequency over each affected occipital nerve

DRUG

Local anethestic injection

Trial Locations (2)

20889

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda

21205

Johns Hopkins, Baltimore

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego

FED

collaborator

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

FED

collaborator

Madigan Army Medical Center

FED

collaborator

United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth

FED

lead

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

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