Parallel Versus Perpendicular Technique for Genicular Radiofrequency

Knee Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Parallel Versus Perpendicular Technique for Genicular Radiofrequency Ablation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05528965
• Other study ID #: 139/27
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 5, 2022
• Est. completion date: September 15, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: April 2023
• Source: Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Although there are different ways of performing genicular nerve radiofrequency on knee pain, to our knowledge, there is no stuies comparing the clinical outcomes of a parallel technique vs. a perpendicular technique. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of these both techniques.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: September 15, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: August 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

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Exclusion Criteria:

• Intra-articular injections in the knee during the 3 months prior to procedure
• Chronic pain syndrome
• Lumbar radicular pain
• Patients who are unwilling or mentally incapable to complete the study questionnaires.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Knee Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis, Knee

Intervention

Procedure:
• Perpendicular Group
Radiofrequency ablation was applied to the perpendicular group by placing the tip of electrode perpendicularly to contact the genicular nerves.
• Parallel Group
Radiofrequency ablation was applied to the parallel group by placing the electrode lay parallel to contact the genicular nerves.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Health Science University Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital	Yenimahalle	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The proportion of patients with a pain reduction of at least 50% compared to baseline expressed by the numerical rating scale (NRS)	The proportion of patients with a pain reduction of at least 50% compared to baseline expressed by the numerical rating scale (NRS) (0-10).The lower the score, the least pain the patient experiences.	6 months after intervention.
Secondary	The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)	WOMAC is a 24-item scale under the headings of pain, stiffness and functional activity. Patients rate the amount of strain, pain felt, and joint stiffness during daily activities between 0 and 4 (0 is the best, 4 is the worst), and the total score is between 0 and 96.	6 months after intervention.