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Radiofrequency Ablation of Genicular Nerves for Advanced Osteoarthrosis of the Knee Joint 1 Year Follow-up.

NCT02688543 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2016-02-23

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Summary

Pharmacological treatment of pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee often proves to be inadequate and/or cause intolerable side effects. Arthroplasty of the knee may offer a solution, but waiting lists may be long or certain patients may not be apt for a surgical intervention. Therefore an alternative pain treatment that is effective and has little side effects allowing to offer pain relief to those difficult to manage patients would be an added value in the therapeutic options.

We studies the short and long-term effects of radio frequency treatment of the genicular nerves in patients with severe pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee.

Conditions

  • Painful Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Interventions

PROCEDURE

RF treatment

the genicular nerves are identified with the help of landmarks, ultrasound and nerve stimulation. Once the needle is correctly placed high frequency current is passed through the probe during 90 seconds at 20 V with tip temperature put to 80°C.

RADIATION

radiofrequency ablation

DEVICE

ultrasound

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hospital General de Jerez de la Frontera

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2016-01-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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