# Comparison Between Radiofrequency and Balloon Compression in the Treatment of Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia

> **NCT02427074** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **University of Sao Paulo** · enrollment: 33 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Trigeminal Neuralgia

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Balloon Compression Rhizotomy
- **PROCEDURE:** Radiofrequency Thermal Coagulation Rhizotomy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02427074
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Sao Paulo
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2014-02-01
- **Primary completion:** 2019-03-31
- **Final completion:** 2019-08-30
- **Target enrollment:** 33 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Study halted due to futility
- **Last updated:** 2020-02-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02427074

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02427074, "Comparison Between Radiofrequency and Balloon Compression in the Treatment of Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02427074. Licensed CC0.

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