ORPHA:60039
Pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome
Also known as: Alcock syndrome · Pudendal algia · Pudendal neuralgia · Pudendal neuralgia by pudendal nerve entrapment · Pudendal neuropathic pain syndrome · Pudendal neuropathy · Pudendalgia
Publications
989
91th percentile
Trials
14
Interventional, condition-specific
Researchers
971
Distinct authors in sample
Gene link
—
Readiness
2/6
Stages with a signal
Clinical definition (Orphanet)
A rare, acquired peripheral characterized by chronic neuropathic pain involving the sensory territory of the pudendal nerve (from clitoris to anus or from penis to anus) aggravated by sitting. It is often associated with pelvic dysfunction.
How rare: How common this is has not been clearly measured.
Cross-references
Joined from Mondo / Orphanet. MeSH labels may enter searches; UMLS / OMIM / NCIT are stored for reference.
- MONDO:0018957
- MeSH:D060545
- UMLS:C1997249
Additional Mondo synonyms (5)
neuralgia of pudendal nerve · pudendal algia · pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome · pudendal nerve neuralgia · pudendal neuralgia by pudendal nerve entrapment
Research stages
Trial readiness signals
Where this condition sits on an open-data research pipeline — not how close a treatment is, and not medical advice. Empty stages often mean “not in these databases under this Mondo ID,” not “impossible.”
2/6 stages with a signal
An interventional trial matched this condition name on ClinicalTrials.gov — see trials below.
- Gene identifiedNot found
No GenCC disease–gene assertion in this build
- LiteraturePresent
989 matched papers (566 in last 10 years) Source
- Phenotype characterisedNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / HPO
- Animal modelNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / Alliance
- Orphan designationNot checked
FDA/EMA orphan-drug designation not enriched yet
- Interventional trialPresent
14 matched on ClinicalTrials.gov (4 recruiting in sample)
Biology
Genes and phenotypes
Gene–disease validity from GenCC, plus phenotypes and animal models joined from Monarch Initiative via Mondo ID — not a clinical diagnosis aid.
Do we know what causes it?
Not yet — the cause hasn't been pinned down in GenCC.
No strong gene–disease assertion joined for this Orphanet entity.
Phenotypes (Monarch / HPO)
Not enriched in this build — Monarch phenotype joins were not run for this record.
Animal models (Monarch / Alliance)
Not enriched in this build.
Literature
Is anyone studying this?
989
989 papers have been published on this condition. That is a real research literature — still far smaller than common diseases (breast cancer: over 700,000 papers). Median papers in the last 10 years for a rare disease in this dataset (publications denominator n=5449) is 41.
989 papers since the earliest indexed year in this search — median last-10-year count for a rare disease in this dataset is 41 (publications denominator n=5449).
566 in the last 10 years · high confidence · 91th percentile (publications denominator)
Phrase hits: 989 · MeSH hits: 49
Who's working on it?
971
Distinct author names in 200 sampled papers — named people below.
Who's working on it?
People publishing on this condition (sampled Europe PMC records). Affiliation is the most recent found in that sample.
- 01Bollens R4 papers · 2025
Department of Urology, Université Nord de France, St Phillibert Hospital, GHICL, Lille, France.
Papers in Europe PMC - 02Chhabra A4 papers · 2025
University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Radiology, Dallas, TX.
Papers in Europe PMC - 03Kale A4 papers · 2026
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Health Science Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Papers in Europe PMC - 04Labat JJ4 papers · 2022
Federative Pelvic Pain Center, Nantes, France; Maurice Bensignor Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Centre Catherine de Sienne, Nantes, France.
Papers in Europe PMC - 05
- 06Ploteau S4 papers · 2022
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Center Hospitalier Universitaire, Nantes, France.
Papers in Europe PMC - 07Riant T4 papers · 2022
Federative Pelvic Pain Center, Nantes, France; Maurice Bensignor Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Centre Catherine de Sienne, Nantes, France.
Papers in Europe PMC - 08Robert R4 papers · 2024
Federative Pelvic Pain Center, Nantes, France; Maurice Bensignor Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Centre Catherine de Sienne, Nantes, France.
Papers in Europe PMC - 09Usta T4 papers · 2026
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Acibadem University, Altunizade Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Papers in Europe PMC - 10
Clinical research
Is a treatment being tested?
14
interventional trials for this specific condition
14 interventional trials matched this specific condition name; 4 currently recruiting in our sample.
Data as of 27 July 2026
14 interventional trials — more than 73% of diseases in the trials denominator have none at all (5114 of 7003; this disease is at the 93.1th percentile).
high confidence · 93.1th percentile (trials denominator)
Recruiting interventional trials
From the matched ClinicalTrials.gov set
14 interventional trials matched after quoted-phrase search and title/condition post-filter.
- NCT07356102·RECRUITING·Conventional Versus High-Voltage Long-Duration Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Pudendal Nerve
Conditions: Pudendal Neuralgia·Matched via name + MeSH
- NCT06644261·RECRUITING·Transvaginal Versus Fluoroscopy-guided Trans Gluteal Pudendal Nerve Block for Pudendal Neuralgia
Conditions: Pudendal Neuralgia · Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome·Matched via name + MeSH
- NCT07446556·ENROLLING BY INVITATION·Exercise Program in Women With Pudendal Neuralgia
Conditions: Pudendal Neuralgia- Physiotherapy·Matched via name + MeSH
- NCT06872437·RECRUITING·Evaluation of the Efficacy of Therapeutic Infiltrations of the Pudendal Nerve, Performed Under Neurostimulation on Pain, 1 Month After an Infiltration of Local Anaesthetic, in the Treatment of Pudendal Neuralgia.
Conditions: Pudendal Neuralgia·Matched via name + MeSH
Observational and natural-history studies
7 observational studies match this condition. These do not test a treatment and are not counted in the interventional-trial headline, but they are genuine research: natural-history work often defines the endpoints needed for a future rare-disease trial, and families may be able to enroll.
Recruiting or not-yet-recruiting
- NCT06413277·RECRUITING·Targeting the Conus Medullaris With ECAP-Controlled Closed-Loop SCS for Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain: HOPE Trial
Conditions: Chronic Pelvic Pain · Pudendal Neuralgia·Matched via name + MeSH
- NCT06578767·RECRUITING·Decompression of Pudendal and Inferior Cluneal Nerves Using Robot-assisted Laparoscopy for Entrapment Neuralgias : the X-DECO Study
Conditions: Pudendal Neuralgia·Matched via name + MeSH
- NCT06796595·RECRUITING·Perioperative Medical Program to Optimize Nerve Regeneration After Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Neurolyses of Pudendal and/or Inferior Cluneal Nerves for Chronic Neuralgias: Results After 1-year Follow-up
Conditions: Pudendal Neuralgia · Neuralgia·Matched via name + MeSH
Where to find support
We do not yet link condition-specific patient organisations. These umbrella groups support undiagnosed and ultra-rare families:
India — NPRD
Last verified 2026-07-26This ORPHAcode is not on our curated NPRD list (direct or Mondo-parent match). That does not decide clinical eligibility; families in India should ask a notified Centre of Excellence about current coverage.
Hand-curated for this project. ORPHAcode mappings are best-effort and may be incomplete or imprecise for umbrella categories. Parent (Mondo) matches mean the policy lists a broader category — confirm eligibility with a Centre of Excellence. Financial entitlements summarised from public policy statements and may change. This is not official government guidance.
How we counted this
Europe PMC query (preferred label + any corrected label + Orphanet and Mondo exact synonyms, stoplisted; unioned with resolved MeSH labels when available). UMLS / OMIM / NCIT cross-references are stored on the overview but are not added to the query string.
"Pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome" OR "Alcock syndrome" OR "Pudendal algia" OR "Pudendal neuralgia" OR "Pudendal neuralgia by pudendal nerve entrapment" OR "Pudendal neuropathic pain syndrome" OR "Pudendal neuropathy" OR "Pudendalgia" OR "neuralgia of pudendal nerve" OR "neuralgia of the pudendal nerve" OR "pudendal nerve neuralgia"
MeSH descriptor terms unioned into the query: Pudendal Neuralgia
ClinicalTrials.gov query (quoted phrases + MeSH via query.cond, plus recall-expansion terms when used):
"Pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome" OR "Alcock syndrome" OR "Pudendal algia" OR "Pudendal neuralgia" OR "Pudendal neuralgia by pudendal nerve entrapment" OR "Pudendal neuropathic pain syndrome" OR "Pudendal neuropathy" OR "Pudendalgia" OR "neuralgia of pudendal nerve" OR "neuralgia of the pudendal nerve" OR "pudendal nerve neuralgia"
Interventional trials matched via: both (mesh = registered under a MeSH descriptor no name phrase would catch; recall-expansion = gene / selected parent terms used only for trials).
Study-type breakdown: 14 interventional · 7 observational · 0 expanded access. Only interventional studies enter the trial headline.
Query health: ok — strategies attempted: phrase, mesh; with hits: phrase, mesh
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Confidence reasoning
- Preferred label is multi-word and distinctive
- No synonyms dropped by stoplist
- No label/synonym collisions with other diseases in this corpus
Ingested 2026-07-27T01:05:51.589Z