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Early Percutaneous Cryoablation for Pain Control After Rib Fractures Among Elderly Patients
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I'm InterestedTrial ID: NCT04482582
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to provide long-term pain control for elderly patients with rib
fractures in order to minimize their risk of complications and return them to baseline
functional capacity
Official Title
Early Percutaneous Cryoablation for Pain Control After Rib Fractures Among Elderly Patients
Stanford Investigator(s)
Nishita Kothary, MD
Professor of Radiology (Interventional Radiology)
Joseph (Joe) D Forrester MD MSc FAWM FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria:
i) Patients greater than 65 years with any acute rib fracture
ii) Pain score equal to or greater than 5 with deep inspiration.
iii) Presenting and admitted to Stanford Emergency Department
Exclusion criteria:
i) Radiographic evidence of metastasis to ribs
ii) Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score <13
iii) Patients undergoing SSRF
iv) Rib fractures located < 3cm from spinous process
v) Coagulopathy (INR >1.5, Pat < 100)
vi) Other factors precluding cryoablation at IR attending's discretion
vii) If only ribs broken are 1,2 or 10,11, 12
Intervention(s):
radiation: Cryoneurolysis
other: Standard of Care
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I'm InterestedContact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Sharon Cardenas-Ledezma, BS
(650) 724-4023