# Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Twitching and Cervical Facet Radiofrequency Ablation Outcomes

> **NCT05450679** · — · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Johns Hopkins University** · enrollment: 60 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Cervical Facet Joint Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Neck Pain

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Cervical Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05450679
- **Lead sponsor:** Johns Hopkins University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2022-09-13
- **Primary completion:** 2027-08-01
- **Final completion:** 2027-08-01
- **Target enrollment:** 60 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05450679

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05450679, "Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Twitching and Cervical Facet Radiofrequency Ablation Outcomes". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05450679. Licensed CC0.

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