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NCT Number: NCT03224637

Radiofrequency Neurotomy In Relieving Chronic Knee Pain

Osteoarthritis (OA) affects aged above 45 years. RF has been used for several painful conditions. There have been a few attempts to use RF current for the treatment of painful conditions of joints of the extremities. It was also used for the treatment of painful conditions of the hip joint.

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Key information

Conditions

Osteo Arthritis Knee Chronic Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pain, Chronic Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

30 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Emad Zarief Kamel Said

Asyut, 71111, Egypt

About this study

Osteoarthritis (OA) is commonest chronic arthritis affecting patients usually aged above 45 years. OA decreased health-related quality of life and increased economic costs. Radiofrequency (RF), was used for the treatment of chronic pain unresponsive to conservative therapies. RF has been used for several painful conditions. There have been a few attempts to use RF current for the treatment of painful conditions of joints of the extremities. It was also used for the treatment of painful conditions of the hip joint.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • chronic arthritis according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria
  • diagnosed radiologically patients in stage 3 and 4, according to the Kellgren-Lawrence classification

Exclusion criteria

  • other causes of pain such as radiculopathy, neurological disorders, or intermittent claudication.
  • patients receive intraarticular steroid or hyaluronic acids during previous three months.
  • patients did previous knee surgery.
  • Patients with general contraindication to the application of invasive intervention such as hemorrhage, coagulation disorder, systemic infection or local infection.
  • patients with other connective tissue disease affecting the knee. And 6-psychiatric disorders.

Treatment and study plan

Radiofrequency

Procedure

radiofrequency done in the three genicular nerves upper medial and upper lateral and lower medial

Paracetamol (conventional)

Drug

Ketorolac Tromethamine (conventional)

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. pain assessment by VAS scale

    Time frame: 6 months

    assessing pain by VAS scale

Secondary outcomes

  1. patient satisfaction by Likert scale

    Time frame: 6 months

    Likert scale to assess patients satisfaction

  2. patient disability by Western Ontario McMaster Universities OA index

    Time frame: 6 months

    Western Ontario McMaster Universities OA index to assess disability

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Assiut University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Fluoroscopic Guided Radiofrequency of Genicular Nerves for Pain Alleviation in Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis : A Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jul 21, 2017
Registry last updated
Jul 25, 2017

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