Tailbone pain study tests two procedures for better relief
NCT ID NCT07247565
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two procedures to relieve chronic tailbone pain (coccydynia) that is not related to cancer. About 74 adults aged 20-70 who have not responded to standard medical treatment will be split into two groups. One group will receive conventional radiofrequency ablation (using heat) and the other will receive chemical neurolysis (using alcohol) to block pain signals. The goal is to see which method provides better and longer-lasting pain relief.
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Study facts
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- 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 74 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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20 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * non cancer coccydynia 1. Both genders 2. Age between 20-70 years. 3. ASA 1,2 \& 3 physical status 4. xray coccyx lateral position showing normal joints and bones with no fractures Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological disorders. (previous central and peripheral CNS affection). * coagulopathy INR \> 1.8 or platelets \< 50,000. * Infection at or near the injection site. * Presence of pacemaker or defibrillator. * known allergy to used medications. * patients with previous history of Radiotherapy, chemotherapy or metastasis * pregnant patients. * patients with rheumatological disorders (rheumatoid arthritis, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyerostosis, psoriatic arthritis) * age \<20 or \>70 * Xray coccyx showing fractures or abnormalities
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
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