Clinical trialNCT05330611CompletedInterventional

Treatment of Adult Traumatic Rib Fractures With Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis

SponsorStanford UniversityEnrollment43Rib Fractures

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Summary

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The purpose of this research study is to examine the effectiveness of using the Iovera Smart Time 190, for ultrasound-guided cryoneurolysis, in trauma patients 18-64 years old with rib fractures that are not candidates for surgical stabilization. This will offer patients the benefits of cryoneurolysis of the intercostal nerves, thereby providing short and long term pain control while their ribs heal. The Iovera Smart Tip 190 is FDA approved for cryoneurolysis.

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Investigators

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Ariel Knight, MD
Stanford University
Principal Investigator
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Joseph D Forrester, MD
Stanford University
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Palo Alto, California, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 21 Feb 2023
Primary completion: 2 Feb 2025
Completion: 2 Feb 2026
Last update posted: 24 Apr 2026
Registered enrollment: 43
Registry id: NCT05330611

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