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VR and Cooled Genicular Nerve Radio Frequency Ablation for Chronic Knee Pain
Led by Northwestern University · Updated on 2024-03-28
62
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
163 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study will examine the impact of virtual reality used in conjunction with sedation compared to sedation alone in patients undergoing watervcooled genicular nerve ablations for chronic knee pain. The goals of the study is to determine the relative efficacy of virtual reality as a distraction modality when used as an adjuvant to procedural sedation compared to sedation alone for procedure related pain. To assess procedural satisfaction, and 1-month pain and functional outcomes.To explore whether virtual reality and lower procedure-related pain scores affect 1-month outcomes. And finally to determine whether demographic and clinical characteristics are associated with outcome measures.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
VR and Cooled Genicular Nerve Radio Frequency Ablation for Chronic Knee Pain
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients undergoing genicular radiofrequency ablation
- Knee pain with baseline average greater than 4 out of 10
- X-ray evidence of knee osteoarthritis
- Pain lasting more than 6 weeks with no previous knee surgeries
- No prior radiofrequency ablation on the affected knee
You will not qualify if you...
- No osteoarthritis evidence on X-ray
- Expected secondary gain affecting treatment outcomes
- Poorly controlled psychiatric conditions (e.g., active substance abuse) or barriers to participation
- Chronic opioid use or anticoagulation therapy that cannot be stopped
- Severe motion sickness
- Seizure disorder
- Vision loss
- Pregnancy
- Nursing
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Northwestern Medicine Pain Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
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Research Team
P
Paul Fitzgerald, RN,BSN,MS
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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