Open AccessPercutaneous Cordotomy for Pain Palliation in Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study Protocol
Author(s) -
Ashwin Viswanathan,
Aditya Vedantam,
Loretta A. Williams,
Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta,
Salahadin Abdi,
Patrick M. Dougherty,
Tito R. Mendoza,
Roland L. Bassett,
Ping Hou,
Éduardo Bruera
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.455
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1093/neuros/nyz527
Subject(s) - cordotomy , medicine , randomized controlled trial , cancer pain , clinical trial , palliative care , surgery , refractory (planetary science) , anesthesia , cancer , spinal cord , physics , nursing , psychiatry , astrobiology
Cancer pain, one of the most common symptoms for patients with advanced cancer, is often refractory to maximal medical therapy. A controlled clinical trial is needed to provide definitive evidence to support the use of ablative procedures such as cordotomy for patients with medically refractory cancer pain.