A Study of Patient Reported Outcomes After Stereotactic Radiosurgical Rhizotomy for Trigeminal Neuralgia

The investigators know little about how patients feel following radiosurgery treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Patient satisfaction may ultimately be one of the most important outcome measures for an individual patient; however, this has not been adequately assessed or followed. Multiple questions remain unanswered, including whether there is a correlation between patient satisfaction, the level of their current pain score, and the presence and degree of facial numbness, a possible side effect after radiosurgery. Therefore, the goal of this study is to gather this information from the patients who received radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia at Stanford and evaluate post-treatment patient satisfaction, the degree of facial numbness, and current pain score. This data will help the investigators understand outcomes that are important for patient satisfaction following treatment of a chronic pain syndrome.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Trigeminal Neuralgia

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 81

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Stanford, California, United States, 94305
      • Stanford University School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All of the patients since 2000 who have undergone stereotactic radiosurgical rhizotomy at Stanford for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• All of the patients since 2000 who have undergone stereotactic radiosurgical rhizotomy at Stanford for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Patient satisfaction following CyberKnife radiosurgery	To assess patient reported outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgical rhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia.	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Stanford University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): May 1, 2009
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): March 1, 2011
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): March 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 26, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 1, 2011
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): June 2, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): October 28, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 21, 2021
• Last Verified: October 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Neuromuscular Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases; Mouth Diseases; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Cranial Nerve Diseases; Facial Nerve Diseases; Trigeminal Nerve Diseases; Facial Neuralgia; Neuralgia; Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Other Study ID Numbers: SU-05252011-7808; IRB 16883 (OTHER: Stanford IRB)