# A Prospective Trial of Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Medial Branch Nerves Versus Facet Joint Injection of Corticosteroid for the Treatment of Lumbar Facet Syndrome

> **NCT03614793** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Utah** · enrollment: 39 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Lumbar Facet Syndrome

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Medial Branch Nerves versus Facet Joint Injection of Corticosteroid for the Treatment of Lumbar Facet Syndrome

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03614793
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Utah
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-10-01
- **Primary completion:** 2023-09-18
- **Final completion:** 2023-09-18
- **Target enrollment:** 39 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-07-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03614793

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03614793, "A Prospective Trial of Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Medial Branch Nerves Versus Facet Joint Injection of Corticosteroid for the Treatment of Lumbar Facet Syndrome". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-05 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03614793. Licensed CC0.

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