Cervical Medial Branch Block Versus Ipsilateral Cervical Erector Spinae Plane Block

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Conditions studied: Cervical Facetogenic Pain, Chronic Neck Pain, Cervical Facet Joint Syndrome

In brief

This prospective randomized controlled study aims to compare the analgesic effectiveness of ultrasound-guided cervical medial branch block and ipsilateral cervical erector spinae plane block in patients with cervical facetogenic pain. Patients with chronic cervical facet-mediated pain will be randomized into two intervention groups. Pain intensity, functional status, meaningful pain response rates, analgesic consumption, and patient satisfaction will be evaluated during follow-up. The primary objective is to determine whether cervical erector spinae plane block provides comparable short-term pain relief to cervical medial branch block.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07595406

Run by

Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

People needed

130

Starts

2026-05-31

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age between 18 and 80 years
• Chronic neck pain lasting at least 3 months
• Clinical findings suggestive of cervical facetogenic pain
• Numeric Rating Scale pain score ≥4
• Ability to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy
• Major neurological deficit
• Infection at the injection site
• Coagulopathy or anticoagulant therapy contraindicating intervention
• Allergy to local anesthetics
• Pregnancy
• Previous cervical interventional pain procedure within the last 3 months
• Severe psychiatric disease

Where it is running

• Ankara Bilkent City Hospital — Ankara, Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

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