Femoral and Obturator Nerve Articular Branches Prf

NCT07190339 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: hip pericapsular nerve pRF
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In our clinic, patients undergoing pulsed radiofrequency treatment of the femoral and obturator nerve articular branches under ultrasound guidance for pain management due to hip and groin pain associated with hip osteoarthritis will have the efficacy of these methods on pain compared with the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and Oxford Hip Score (OHS) at 2, 6, 12 weeks.

Conditions

Hip Ostearthritis

Keywords

Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment; Ultrasonography; femoral and obturator nerve articular branches

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• numeric rating scale

  The numeric rating scale (NRS) is a pain screening tool, commonly used to assess pain severity at that moment in time using a 0-10 scale, with zero meaning "no pain" and 10 meaning "the worst pain imaginable"

  Change from baseline to 2nd 6 th and 12th weeks after treatment

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• oxford hip score

  Change from baseline to 2nd 6th and 12th weeks after treatment

Study Arms (1)

pulsed radiofrequency group

OTHER

femoral and obturator nerve articular branches pulsed radiofrequency for hip osteoartritis

Procedure: ultrasound-guided femoral and obturator nerve articular branches pulsed radiofrequency

Interventions

ultrasound-guided femoral and obturator nerve articular branches pulsed radiofrequency PROCEDURE

Hemodynamic monitoring is provided. The hip joint where the procedure will be performed is cleaned with povidone-iodine. Sterile draping is performed. For PRF application to the articular branches of the femoral nerve, a convex ultrasound probe is first used to locate the articular branches of the femoral nerve in the groin area, followed by the articular branches of the obturator nerve. The radiofrequency cannula is inserted sequentially into the target points and sensory feedback is obtained. Then, a pulsed radiofrequency current, which has therapeutic properties for chronic pain and does not damage tissues by exceeding a temperature of 42 degrees, is applied to the relevant nerve root for 240 seconds. Subsequently, an injectate consisting of 2 cc of 5% bupivacaine, 4 mg of dexamethasone, and 2 cc of physiological saline is administered to the same nerve. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

pulsed radiofrequency group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• \. Patients with hip and groin pain who have been diagnosed with hip osteoarthritis by direct radiography
• \. Patients who have had hip pain above VAS 5 for more than 6 weeks
• \. Failure of pain treatment with conservative methods such as analgesics and physical therapy

You may not qualify if:

• \. Patients with lumbar radiculopathy and axial back pain, sacroiliac joint, connective tissue disease
• \. Patients who do not attend follow-up appointments regularly or cannot be reached by phone
• \. Patients who started additional analgesic medication or underwent additional interventional procedures after the initial interventional procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ankara Etlik City Hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Gevher Rabia Genc Perdecioğlu

  Diskapi TRH

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Emine Yuksel, TR

CONTACT

+905453489378; eminecan_02@hotmail.com

Gevher Rabia Genc Perdecioglu, TR

CONTACT

+905332009184; gevhergenc@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Supervisor Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 17, 2025
• First Posted: September 24, 2025
• Study Start: September 20, 2025
• Primary Completion: April 20, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 20, 2026
• Last Updated: September 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Locations

TU (1)