To compare the efficacy in control of pain and functional improvement of hip joint in pulsed radiofrequency ablation of articular branches of obturator and femoral nerves versus intra-articular steroid injection in management of chronic hip pain in osteoarthritis of hip.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M169- Osteoarthritis of hip, unspecified
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with chronic hip pain for more than 6 months attending the out-patient department (OPD) of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal
Exclusion Criteria
Infection of the joint
Patients with pelvic tumour
Coagulopathy
Impaired cognition
Pregnancy
Distorted anatomy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)pain control measured by Visual analogue score (VAS) <br/ ><br>2)Functional improvement assessment by Western Ontario and Mcmaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index(WOMAC)Timepoint: 24 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)pain control measured by Visual analogue score (VAS) <br/ ><br>2)Functional improvement assessment by Western Ontario and Mcmaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index(WOMAC)Timepoint: 4 weeks and 12 weeks