Genicular nerve blockade for the treatment of chronic knee pain: a clinical study comparing the classical versus revised anatomical targets

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Orthopaedics; Anaesthesia

• Registration Number: PACTR202004822698484
• Lead Sponsor: Fonkoue Loic

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-03-28
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Chronic knee pain (Numeric rating scale (NRS) >5/10, for more than three months);
radiological tibio-femoral confirmation of knee osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2–4);
and pain was not relieved by conservative treatment (oral medication, intra-articular injections with corticoids and viscosupplementation).

Exclusion Criteria

Connective tissue diseases that affected the knee;
skin lesion on the knee;
steroid or hyaluronic acid injection therapy during the previous 3 months;
knee surgery scheduled in the next three months;
anticoagulant medication use;
unbalanced diabetes mellitus or hypertension;
patients unable to walk.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified