Status:

COMPLETED

MRgFUS in the Treatment of Osteoarthritic Knee Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Conditions:

Osteo Arthritis Knee

Osteoarthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) in the treatment of pain caused by knee osteoarthr...

Detailed Description

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common, disabling, and costly disease, and the knee is one of the most affected joints. The predominant symptom is pain. Effective and lasting non-invasive treatment approache...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and female aged 50-80 years
  • Activity-related joint pain
  • Patients who have not responded to previous treatments and patients candidate for surgery
  • Kellgren-Lawrence score 2-4 on X-rays
  • Patients able to give their informed consent

Exclusion

  • Prior surgery in the past 12 months or previous local treatment in the past 3 months
  • Changes in medications used during the previous 2 months
  • Corticosteroid use for more than 3 months within the preceding year
  • Rheumatologic and neurological disorders
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Trauma, fracture or osteomyelitis of the investigated joints within the preceding year
  • Pregnancy
  • Patients with large scars potentially included in the ultrasound beam path
  • General contraindications to MRI and/or to anaesthesiological procedures
  • Presence of internal hardware or device potentially affecting MR thermometry
  • Patients involved in other clinical studies

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 31 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 12 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03453372

Start Date

August 31 2018

End Date

January 12 2020

Last Update

May 11 2023

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Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Bologna, BO, Italy, 40136