120
Participants
Start Date
August 20, 2013
Primary Completion Date
March 3, 2017
Study Completion Date
September 8, 2017
pulsed radiofrequency
Each patient in this group was treated with PRFT on the affected DRG at 42°C for 120 seconds.
pulsed radiofrequency plus alpha lipoic acid
Each patient in this group was treated with PRFT as in group I plus oral alpha lipoic acid (ALA) 600 mg (Thiotacid 600 mg, EVA PHARMA, Egypt) three times per day (1800mg/day) for 3 weeks then 600mg once daily for 2 weeks.
Assiut university faculty of medicine, Asyut
Assiut University
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