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Thermal Micro-cautery for Painful Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT03460717 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2019-11-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To trial a traditional pain management technique from Ayurveda in a modern way - the technique involves micro - cautery to painful areas in knee osteoarthritis for patients on a waiting list for knee replacement. The Investigators will include a waiting list control series.

Conditions

  • Chronic Pain Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation by Thermal Micro-Cautery

The most painful points over the knee received an intense heat by a metal rod for 0.5 seconds.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The National Children's Hospital, Tallaght

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • camillus power, MD · Tallaght University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-01
Primary Completion
2018-07-01
Completion
2018-09-01

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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