New procedure targets nerves to ease stubborn back pain
NCT ID NCT07559890
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a procedure that uses heat to disable tiny nerves in the spine thought to cause chronic low back pain. It involves 100 adults who have had back pain for at least 6 months and show specific changes on MRI. The goal is to see if this treatment safely reduces pain and improves daily function.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Axial low back pain (with or without lateral component). * Presence of Modic type I or II changes at ≥ 1 level. * Age over 18 years. * Duration of pain ≥ 6 months. * Completion of full conservative management for ≥ 3 months. * Medial Branch Block (MBB) test performed with negative results/ or Facet Denervation done with unsatisfactory outcome (less than 50% improvement) after positive MBB test. Exclusion Criteria: * Coagulation disorders. * Platelet abnormalities. * Lack of informed consent. * Generalized solid tumor. * Hematopoietic malignancy. * Radicular pain. * Alternative primary pain generators other than axial low back pain. * Previous spinal surgery. * Targeted level located above L3/L4 * Osteoporosis
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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EuroPainClinics Praha a.s
RECRUITINGPrague, 17000, Czechia
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Europainclinics Sweden
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUmeå, 90137, Sweden
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Poliklinika Terasa
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKošice, 04001, Slovakia
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