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Ultrasound-Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency In The Treatment Of Patients With Osteoarthritis Knee (USPRFGENOAK)
Led by Hospital Son Llatzer · Updated on 2024-11-12
142
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
400 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to determine if patients with chronic painful knee osteoarthritis experience meaningful and long-term improvement in pain, function, and analgesic use after ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency of the genicular nerves following a double diagnostic genicular nerve blocks.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Ultrasound-Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency In The Treatment Of Patients With Osteoarthritis Knee (USPRFGENOAK)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Chronic knee pain with pain intensity of at least 4 out of 10 on the visual analogue scale on most or all days for more than 3 months
- Patients of either sex with primary osteoarthritis of one or both knees meeting American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria
- Kellgren-Lawrence radiologic score of at least 2
- Pain resistant to conventional therapies including NSAIDs, opioids, muscle relaxants, oral steroids, physical therapy, and intra-articular injection therapy
You will not qualify if you...
- Secondary osteoarthritis of the knees
- Associated systemic arthropathies such as rheumatoid arthritis and gout
- Previous radiofrequency ablation treatment for similar symptoms
- Intra-articular knee corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injection in the past 3 months
- Active systemic or local infections at the site of proposed needle and electrode placement
- Coagulopathy or other bleeding disorders
- Cognitive deficits
- Unstable medical or psychiatric illness
- Previous knee joint replacement surgery
- Missing two or more consecutive study appointments
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Son Llatzer University Hospital
Palma, Balear Islands, Spain, 07198
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Javier Mata, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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