# PNS vs RFA for Facet Joint Pain

> **NCT05952518** · NA · SUSPENDED · sponsor: **Penn State University** · enrollment: 70 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Facet Joint Pain

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Sprint PNS system
- **PROCEDURE:** Radiofrequency Ablation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05952518
- **Lead sponsor:** Penn State University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** SUSPENDED
- **Start date:** 2026-02-20
- **Primary completion:** 2026-10
- **Final completion:** 2027-10
- **Target enrollment:** 70 (ESTIMATED)
- **Why stopped:** No participants have been enrolled to date. The study is currently under consideration for early termination due to recruitment challenges.
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-10


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05952518

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05952518, "PNS vs RFA for Facet Joint Pain". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05952518. Licensed CC0.

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