Status:
UNKNOWN
Comparison of Heated vs. Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment of the Genicular Nerves for Osteoarthritis Knee Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Rambam Health Care Campus
Conditions:
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a prospective, randomised, interventional, double blinded study to compare the clinical outcomes of thermal vs. pulsed radiofrequency (RF) treatment of the genicular nerves in patients with pa...
Detailed Description
Pre-intervention assessment Pain intensity during stairs climbing using VAS 1-100 numerical rating scale. Analgesics consumption. Quality of life using WOMAC questionaires. A physician will further ex...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Radiologically proven OA of knee with a 2. Kellgren-Lawrence scale (K-L score) of 3 to 4.
- Clinically proven OA of knee with an Oxford knee score of 0 to 30 (representing moderate to severe OA).
- Chronic knee pain due to the OA of knee (\>3 months) of at least moderate severity by a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) 4 and above.
- Signed informed consent
Exclusion
- Acute knee pain
- Disease that preclude per clinician decision interventional treatment.
- Allergic reaction to the injected substances (triamcinolone, lidocaine)
- Injections to the knee during the 3 months preceding recruitment
- Distorted knee intervention due to any cause, which interferes with the radiological identification of targeted RF sites.
- Anticoagulation treatment that cannot be stopped.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04379895
Start Date
June 1 2020
End Date
August 1 2022
Last Update
May 13 2020
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