Radiofrequency Ablation in Relieving Pain in Patients With Bones Metastases

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Metastatic Cancer, Pain

In brief

RATIONALE: Radiofrequency ablation uses high-frequency electric current to kill tumor cells and may help to relieve pain caused by bone metastases. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation in relieving pain in patients who have bone metastases.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00029029

Run by

Mayo Clinic

Starts

2000-10-13

Expected to finish

2002-10-24

Last updated by the study team

2020-08-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 120. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Mayo Clinic Cancer Center — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
• University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States
• St. Luke's Medical Center — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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