Freezing pain away: yale tests Nerve-Blocking procedure for Long-Term relief
NCT ID NCT07639060
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will follow 80 people with chronic pain (like back, hip, or nerve pain) who are getting a procedure called cryoneurolysis, which uses cold to temporarily block pain signals. Researchers want to see if it leads to meaningful pain relief and better daily function over 12 months. Participants will fill out questionnaires about their pain and disability before and after the procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cryoneurolysis (a procedure that uses extreme cold to temporarily block pain signals from nerves)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that cryoneurolysis provides meaningful, lasting pain relief for people with various chronic pain conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no comparison group, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedure is not a cure and pain may return.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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.
Who is studied
Adults aged 18 years or older with chronic pain localized to an anatomical region considered appropriate for cryoneurolysis by the treating physician and scheduled to undergo cryoneurolysis as standard clinical care.
- 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: * Diagnosis of chronic pain (generally pain duration of at least 3-6 months) localized to an anatomical region appropriate for cryoneurolysis as determined by the treating physician. * Planned cryoneurolysis procedure as part of standard clinical care. * Ability to provide written informed consent. * Ability and willingness to complete baseline and follow-up questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria: * Cryoneurolysis performed as part of a separate investigational trial in which data sharing is not permitted. * Active infection or other clinical contraindication to the procedure as determined by the treating clinician. * Life expectancy of less than 12 months in the judgment of the treating clinician. * Any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with study participation or completion of follow-up, such as severe psychiatric instability or active substance use that precludes reliable follow-up
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale New Haven Health Old Saybrook Medical Center
RECRUITINGOld Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475, United States
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