Status:
UNKNOWN
Genicular Nerve and Intra-articular Radiofrequency Versus Platelet Rich Plasma Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Mansoura University
Conditions:
Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The social impact of degenerative diseases such as articular cartilage pathology and osteoarthritis (OA) is steadily increasing, because of the continued rise in the mean age of the active population....
Detailed Description
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of intra articular Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injection versus combined ultrasound guided intra articular and genicular nerve pulsed radiofrequency on ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients experienced unilateral lesion with a history of chronic (≥4 months)
- Pain or swelling of the knee and imaging findings (radiography or magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\]) of degenerative changes of the joint
- Patients shall to be clinically unresponsive to conservative treatment modalities
Exclusion
- Diabetes
- Rheumatic diseases
- Coagulopathies
- Severe cardiovascular diseases
- Infections
- Immunosuppression
- Patients receiving anticoagulants
- Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the 5 days before blood donation
- Hemoglobin concentration less than 10 g/dl
- Platelet count less than 150,000/cubic mm.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03379883
Start Date
September 1 2017
End Date
February 1 2019
Last Update
December 20 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Mansoura University, Emergency Hospital, Intensive Care Unit
Al Mansurah, DK, Egypt, 050