Effects of ultrasono guided genicular nerve block in chronic knee osteoarthritis pai
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- KCT0001139
- Lead Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 48
Inclusion Criteria
elderly patients with chronic knee pain (i.e., knee pain of moderate intensity or greater on most or all days for = 6 months) and radiologic tibiofemoral OA (Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2-4, evaluated by a radiologist)
Exclusion Criteria
- acute knee pain, prior knee surgery, other connective tissue diseases affecting the knee, serious neurologic or psychiatric disorders, injection with steroids or hyaluronic acids during the previous 3 months, anticoagulant medications, pacemakers, and prior electroacupuncture treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method visual analogue scale of knee pain
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oxford knee functional score;adverse outcome (hematoma, muscle weakness, gait disturbance);success rate of genicular nerve block under ultrasono guidance