Radiofrequency Neurotomy In Relieving Chronic Knee Pain
Fluoroscopic Guided Radiofrequency of Genicular Nerves for Pain Alleviation in Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis : A Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects aged above 45 years. RF has been used for several painful conditions. There have been a few attempts to use RF current for the treatment of painful conditions of joints of the extremities. It was also used for the treatment of painful conditions of the hip joint.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jul 2014
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 19, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 21, 2017
CompletedJuly 25, 2017
July 1, 2017
1.4 years
July 19, 2017
July 22, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
pain assessment by VAS scale
assessing pain by VAS scale
6 months
Secondary Outcomes (2)
patient satisfaction by Likert scale
6 months
patient disability by Western Ontario McMaster Universities OA index
6 months
Study Arms (2)
radiofrequency group
ACTIVE COMPARATORradiofrequency was done in the three genicular nerves upper medial and upper lateral and lower medial
conventional group
ACTIVE COMPARATORthe patients received conventional paracetamol and non steroidal antiinflammatory
Interventions
radiofrequency done in the three genicular nerves upper medial and upper lateral and lower medial
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- chronic arthritis according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria
- diagnosed radiologically patients in stage 3 and 4, according to the Kellgren-Lawrence classification
You may not qualify if:
- other causes of pain such as radiculopathy, neurological disorders, or intermittent claudication.
- patients receive intraarticular steroid or hyaluronic acids during previous three months.
- patients did previous knee surgery.
- Patients with general contraindication to the application of invasive intervention such as hemorrhage, coagulation disorder, systemic infection or local infection.
- patients with other connective tissue disease affecting the knee. And 6-psychiatric disorders.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Emad Zarief Kamel Said
Asyut, 71111, Egypt
Related Publications (1)
El-Hakeim EH, Elawamy A, Kamel EZ, Goma SH, Gamal RM, Ghandour AM, Osman AM, Morsy KM. Fluoroscopic Guided Radiofrequency of Genicular Nerves for Pain Alleviation in Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Pain Physician. 2018 Mar;21(2):169-177.
PMID: 29565947DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Lecturer of Anesthesia and ICU
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 19, 2017
First Posted
July 21, 2017
Study Start
July 1, 2014
Primary Completion
December 1, 2015
Study Completion
February 1, 2016
Last Updated
July 25, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-07