To see which one controls pain of knee better- steroid injection or nerve ablation of knee joint.

Comparison between fluoroscopy guided radiofrequency ablation of genicular nerves and intra articular injection of methylprednisolone acetate in relieving pain and improving function in grade3 and 4 osteoarthritis of knee amongst the indigenous population of Manipur,India: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/10/021626

Enrollment

Registered

2019-10-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee

Interventions

Intervention1: Radiofrequency Ablation of Genicular nerves: Single sitting Radiofrequency ablation of superomedial, superolateral and inferomedial genicular nerves of knee at 70 degree Celsius for 90s

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Persons with osteoarthritis of knee as per 2016 revised ACR criteria for early diagnosis of osteoarthritis Radiologic tibiofemoral OA (Kellgren Lawrence grade 3,4) Positive diagnostic block ( >50% improvement in pain)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Bilateral OA knee of grade 3 or more Prior knee surgery/ injury Arthritis due to other causes Serious neurologic/psychiatric disorder Injection with steroids/hyaluronan in the last 3months Pacemaker Uncontrolled diabetes Coagulation disorder VAS score Infection local or systemic Allergy to anaesthetic medication used Uncooperative patient

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
VASTimepoint: 0, 1 week, 4 weeks, 12 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
WOMACTimepoint: 0 week, 1 week, 4 weeks, 12 weeks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMargaret Chabungbam

RIMS, Imphal

joyakoijam2@yahoo.com9436026960

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026