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A Controlled Comparison of Pulsed Radiofrequency Vs Physical Therapy on Treating Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT02294864 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2015-12-23

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Summary

It is estimated that nearly 27 million US adults have osteoarthritis (OA) and suffer from pain . Pulsed Radio Frequency (PRF) is one method that has been successfully used in treatment of various etiologies of pain. However there are limited studies and research that prove its effectiveness in treating articular pain. The proposed study's primary aim is determining if PRF is an effective treatment for chronic osteoarthritic knee pain. This study hypothesizes that PRF has analgesic properties immediately after treatment and at least 3 months afterwards compared to control treatment with physical therapy.

Additionally this research project addresses several other objectives including:

1. Provide a controlled study to determine the effectiveness of PRF for intra-articular pain
2. Determine how effective PRF is 1 month and 3 months after treatment for articular pain.
3. Further scientific evidence on the overall effectiveness of PRF
4. Provide evidence that PRF likely has other mechanism of action besides direct nerve stimulation of inhibitory pain pathways.
5. Compare the effectiveness of PRF vs Physical Therapy in treating chronic knee osteoarthritis.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Percutaneous Pulsed Radiofrequency

Pulsed Radiofrequency

PROCEDURE

Physical Therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Southern California Institute for Research and Education

    collaborator OTHER

  • VA Long Beach Healthcare System

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Ronald Takemoto, M.D. · Principal Investigator

  • Ravi Mirpuri, D.O. · Long Beach VA resident

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2017-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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