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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/03/051197 [Registered on: 31/03/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 30/03/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Pulsed Radiofrequency Neuromodulation]  
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Greater occipital nerves Radio frequency neuromodulation for occipetal neuralgia. 
Scientific Title of Study   To study the effect of Pulse Radiofrequency neuromodulation of greater occipital nerve for occipital neuralgia: An Interventional Study  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Ajit Kumar 
Designation  Additional Professor 
Affiliation  AIIMS, Rishikesh  
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS, Rishikesh

Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL
249203
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  ajitdr.ajit@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Aditya Pal Mahiswar 
Designation  Senior Resident 
Affiliation  AIIMS,Rishikesh 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS, Rishikesh

Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL
249203
India 
Phone  8962271102  
Fax    
Email  adityamahiswar@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Aditya Pal Mahiswar 
Designation  Senior Resident 
Affiliation  AIIMS,Rishikesh 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS, Rishikesh


UTTARANCHAL
249203
India 
Phone  8962271102  
Fax    
Email  adityamahiswar@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
AIIMS Rishikesh 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  AIIMS Rishikesh 
Address  Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS Rishikesh 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Aditya Pal Mahiswar  AIIMS RISHIKESH  OT COMPLEX,Sixth floor,AIIMS Rishikesh
Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL 
8962271102

adityamahiswar@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethical Committee, AIIMS Rishikesh  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: G588||Other specified mononeuropathies,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Greater occipital nerve block   Greater occipital nerve block by 1 ml of 1% lignocaine 
Intervention  Pulsed Radiofrequency neuromodulation of greater occipital nerve  2 cycle of Pulsed RFA of GON for 240 seconds 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Adult patients 18 to 60 years with diagnosed occipital neuralgia.
2.ASA I and ASA II patients.
3.Patient who gives written informed consent.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Age < 18 yrs and >60yrs
2.ASA III and more
3.Patients recently undergone surgery (<3 months post-surgery)
4.Patients with bleeding disorders or infection at the site of intervention
5.Pregnant and lactating patients
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Numerical Rating Score (NRS)  1 month and 3 month 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Amount and frequency of drug intake  1 month and 3 month 
Neuropathic pain score ( DN4)  1 month and 3 month 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3/ Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/04/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   Plan for publication 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   By this study we will look out for pian relief on the patients of greater occipetal neuralgia by treating them with PRF neuromodulation. 
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