Health Condition 1: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: continuous neuroablative radiofrequency (CNARF): The CNARF therapy employs higher frequency alternating current by specially designed needles to induce thermal lesions using dedicated r
Sponsors
Government Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Chronic knee pain of moderate to greater intensity with VAS score more than 3 for more than 3 months 2.Patients with radiological based Kellgren and Lawrence Grade 2, 3 and 4 osteoarthritis knee.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with acute knee pain 2. Patients with history of prior knee surgery 3. Patient with severe heart, lung, hepatic, renal, psychiatric, neurological, connective tissue disorder, uncontrolled diabetes mellites or hypertension 4. Patients who received intra articular knee injections with steroid or hyaluronic acid within last three months 5. Severe bleeding diathesis or on anticoagulation therapy 6. Patient with temporary or permanent cardiac pacemaker 7. Presence of systemic infection or local infection at the injection site 8. Significant allergic reaction or hypersensitivity to contrast, anaesthetic, or corticosteroids 9. Patient diagnosed with other malignancy 10. Patient on uncontrollable or unstable opioid use
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the analgesic efficacy of CNARF versus PNMRF using visual analogue scale (VAS) in patients of osteoarthritis knee.Timepoint: Pain assessment of patient by VAS score at pre-intervention, 1, 2 and 3 month postintervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Comparison of functional improvement achieved by CNARF versus PNMRF using Western Ontario McMaster Universities‘ (WOMAC) index of osteoarthritis. 2. Comparison of participants satisfaction achieved by CNARF versus PNMRF using five point Likert scale.Timepoint: 1.Functional improvement of the patient assessed by WOMAC score at pre-intervention, 1, 2 and 3 month post-intervention. 2.Patient satisfaction level by Likert five point scale at pre-intervention, 1, 2 and 3 month post-intervention. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Dheeraj Kapoor
Government Medical College and Hospital Sector 32 Chandigarh
Outcome results
None listed