Cordotomy in Reducing Pain in Patients With Advanced Cancer
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-09-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This trial studies how well cordotomy works in reducing pain in patients with cancer that has
spread to other places in the body (advanced). Cordotomy is performed on the spinal cord with
a needle and guided by computed tomography scans and is designed to help reduce pain. This
study is being done to learn if a cordotomy reduces pain in patients with unmanageable cancer
pain.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Collaborators:
National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)