Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Genicular nerve block using 0.5% bupivacaine: Ultrasound guided genicular nerve block using 0.5% bupivacaine 2ml each to superolateral, superomedial and inferomedial genicular nerves al
Sponsors
Christian Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion 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
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean change in knee pain assessed by Visual Analog ScaleTimepoint: At 1,4 and 12 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean change in Lequesne Functional Index Incidence of adverse events Compliance to home based programmeTimepoint: At 1, 4 and 12 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactKalaivani P
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Outcome results
None listed