Status:
UNKNOWN
Ultrasound-guided Monopolar Versus Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation for Genicular Nerves in Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Mansoura University
Conditions:
Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Radiofrequency ablation of the genicular nerves using ultrasound is safe and effective for treating intractable knee osteoarthritis pain by using either monopolar or bipolar radiofrequency ablation. ...
Detailed Description
The aim of this study is to compare between ultrasound guided monopolar and bipolar radiofrequency ablation in chronic knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis of knee joint is one of the most common dise...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Radiologic tibiofemoral Osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2-4).
- Patients not responding to other treatments as physiotherapy, oral analgesics, and intraarticular injection with hyaluronic acids or steroids.
- Patients refused surgery.
Exclusion
- Patient refusal.
- Prior knee surgery.
- Acute knee pain.
- Intra-articular knee corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injection in the past 3 months.
- Connective tissue diseases that affected the knee.
- Anticoagulant medication use.
- Local skin infection and sepsis at the site of intervention
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 4 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04112264
Start Date
October 4 2020
End Date
June 1 2021
Last Update
October 8 2020
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Mansoura University
Al Mansurah, DK, Egypt, 050