Active Clinical Trials

Early Percutaneous Cryoablation for Pain Control After Rib Fractures Among Elderly Patients

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

Stanford is currently accepting patients for this trial.

Stanford Investigator(s):

Intervention(s):

  • radiation: Cryoneurolysis
  • other: Standard of Care

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

Ages Eligible for Study

65 Years - N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Now accepting new patients

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Sharon Cardenas-Ledezma, BS
(650) 724-4023
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