Conventional Sacroiliac Joint Injection Versus Pulsed Radiofrequency in SIJ Pain

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Conditions studied: Chronic Pain, Sacroiliitis

In brief

Therapeutic options for SIJ pain include intra-articular corticosteroid injections, which provide symptomatic relief but typically require repeated administration due to variable and short-lived efficacy. More recently, pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) has been investigated for joint pain management through intra-articular electrode placement and stimulation. However, its effectiveness in treating SIJ pain remains insufficiently studied and warrants further exploration.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07709689

Run by

National Cancer Institute, Egypt

People needed

80

Starts

2026-07-12

Expected to finish

2027-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) Pain
• Diagnostic Block Response: Demonstrated a pain reduction of at least 50% following a diagnostic intra- articular SIJ block.
• Failure of Medical Management
• Chronic Pain Duration: Presence of chronic pain for a minimum duration of 6 months.
• Pain Intensity: A pain intensity score greater than 5 on a 10-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), where 0 represents no pain and 10 represents the worst imaginable pain.
• Age: Aged between 18 and 65 years.
• Body Mass Index (BMI): A BMI within the range of 20 kg/m² to 35 kg/m².

You may not qualify if…

• Patient refusal.
• Local infection at the puncture site.
• Coagulopathies with platelets count below 50,000 or an INR>1.6.
• Unstable cardiovascular disease and Poor general condition and severe respiratory distress.
• History of psychiatric and cognitive disorders or opioid addiction.
• Patients are allergic to medication used.
• Previous surgery to the affected site.
• Rheumatological disease such as rheumatoid arthtritis or ankylsoing spondyolitis.

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