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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2021/08/035737
CTRI/2021/08/035737
Completed
Phase 3

To assess the effectiveness of Ultrasound guided genicular nerve block using 0.5% Bupivacaine in comparison with Ultrasound guided intra articular injection of 40mg Depo-Medrol in the management of chronic osteoarthritis knee pain-Double blinded randomized controlled trial

Christian Medical College0 sites50 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
Sponsor
Christian Medical College
Enrollment
50
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
November 23, 2022
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Chronic osteoarthritis knee with more than 3 months of pain with pain scored by visual analog scale more than or equal to 40mm
  • Radiological osteoarthritis grade greater than Kellegren Lawrence grade 2
  • Refractory knee osteoarthritis pain not alleviated with first line of treatment
  • Well controlled diabetes
  • No signs of active infection at injection site

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients who underwent prior knee surgery or surgery scheduled in the next 3 months
  • Patients with severe knee joint instability
  • Patients with serious neurological or psychiatric illness
  • Those received steroid or hyaluronic acid injection therapy in last 3 months
  • Those who on anticoagulant medication use and those with severe bleeding diathesis
  • Patients with hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics or steroids

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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