A study to determine the efficacy of radio frequency ablation of genicular nerves in chronic knee joint pain.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/08/044701
- Lead Sponsor
- ESI Institute of Pain Management ESI Hospital Sealdah
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1.Patients who are positive for diagnostic genicular nerve block (at least 70% pain relief)
2.Patient suffering from knee pain due to osteoarthritis ââ?¬â?? radiological grade II and III
3.Patient aged 50 years and above
4.Duration of knee pain more than 12 weeks
5.Patient taking conservative therapy and antineuropathic medicines for more than 6 weeks
6.Amount of pain 5 and above according to numeric rating scale
1.Neurological deficit in lower limbs
2.Prior knee replacement surgery or any surgery with prosthesis implantation
3.Diagnosed tumour or cancer involving knee
4.Primary or metastatic spine tumour or spinal cord injury
5.Leg pain due to PIVD
6.Allergy to medications used in procedure
7.Blood coagulation disorder or Warfarin therapy
8.Pregnancy or ongoing breast feeding
9.Psychiatric illness
10.Ongoing treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
11.Body mass index of more than 35
12.Poorly controlled psychiatric conditions with possible secondary gain or severe comorbidity.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method More than 50% pain relief according to pain score using Numerical Rating Scale or NRSTimepoint: 3 weeks, 2 months and 3 months after the procedure
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in functional disability index calculated by Western Ontario and Mcmaster Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) QuestionnaireTimepoint: 3 weeks, 2 months and 3 months after the procedure