# End-on Versus Parallel Radiofrequency Lesioning for Neurotomy of the Cervical Medial Branch Nerves

> **NCT05818774** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University Health Network, Toronto** · enrollment: 72 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Neck Pain
- Zygapophyseal Joint Arthritis

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN) of Cervical Medial Branch Nerves (CMBNn) with parallel lesioning
- **PROCEDURE:** Radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN) of Cervical Medial Branch Nerves (CMBNn) with end-on lesioning with multitined trident cannulae

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05818774
- **Lead sponsor:** University Health Network, Toronto
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-03-10
- **Primary completion:** 2027-12
- **Final completion:** 2028-03
- **Target enrollment:** 72 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05818774

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05818774, "End-on Versus Parallel Radiofrequency Lesioning for Neurotomy of the Cervical Medial Branch Nerves". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05818774. Licensed CC0.

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