Health Condition 1: -
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Radio-frequency Ablation: Mono-polar Ablation of Genicular Nerves in Knee
Control Intervention1: Bi-polar radio-frequency Ablation: Two mono-polar leads are used together working as bi-
Sponsors
Dr Ashok Jadon
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis grade 3 and 4 and, did not respond to conservative treatment for 3 months. Patients have more than 50% pain relief after diagnostic genicular nerve block.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Refusal to participate, bleeding disorders, Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and hypertension, Allergic to drugs used during procedure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| More than 50% improvement in oxford knee score after 3 monthsTimepoint: More than 50% improvement in oxford knee score after 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time taken by procedureTimepoint: From the beginning of local anaesthesia until dressing;Complications like bleeding, hematoma, skin burn and infectionTimepoint: During procedure, any time during study period;Number of patients having Oxford score More than 30Timepoint: At 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ashok Jadon
Tata Motors Hospital, Jamshedpur
Outcome results
None listed