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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 not accepting patients for this trial.
Lead Sponsor:
Stanford University
Stanford Investigator(s):
Intervention(s):
- Radiation: Cryoneurolysis
- Other: Standard of Care
Phase:
N/A
Eligibility
Inclusion:
- Patients greater than 65 years with any acute rib fracture of ribs 3,4,5,6,7,8, or 9.
- Pain score higher than or equal to 3
- Presenting and admitted to Stanford Emergency Department
Exclusion:
- Radiographic evidence of metastasis to ribs
- Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score < 13
- Patients undergoing Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures (SSRF)
- Rib fractures located < 3cm from spinous process
- Coagulopathy (INR >1.5, Pat < 100)
- Other factors precluding cryoablation at Interventional Radiologist (IR) attending's
discretion
- Patients who do not have any rib fractures of ribs 3,4,5,6,7,8, or 9.
Ages Eligible for Study
65 Years - N/A
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Not currently accepting new patients for this trial
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Sharon Cardenas-Ledezma, BS
(650) 724-4023
Not Recruiting