A Superiority Trial of Radiofrequency Ablation for Low Back Pain
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Official title
ASTRAL: A Superiority Trial of Radiofrequency Ablation for Low Back Pain
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT07222462
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Lead sponsor
- University of Washington
- Other
- Enrollment
- 300 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Lumbar radiofrequency ablation with conventional electrodes (LRFA-C) Procedure
- Lumbar radiofrequency ablation with multi-tined electrodes (LRFA-M) Procedure
- Simulated lumbar radiofrequency ablation Procedure
Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 3, 2026
- Primary completion
- Feb 28, 2029
- Completion
- Jul 31, 2029
- Last update posted
- Feb 8, 2026
2026 – 2029
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 3
- U.S. cities
- 3
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory Musculoskeletal Institute | Atlanta | Georgia | 30329 | Recruiting |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland | Ohio | 44195 | Recruiting |
| University of Utah Orthopaedic Center/PM&R | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84108 | Not yet recruiting |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Feb 8, 2026 · Synced May 17, 2026
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