chronic knee pain refractory to non-surgical management due to mild osteoarthritis or after artificial joint replacement
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Miyakojima IGRT clinic
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Previous conservative therapies applied for at least 3 months and persistent moderate-to-severe knee pain (NRS>=5). 2.Chronic knee pain with mild osteoarthritis or after artificial joint replacement 3.Patients with no severe knee osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence grading system 0-2) 4.Patients with maintain major organ (bone marrow, heart, liver, lung, kidney) function. 5.Patients with possibility of going to hospital and follow up for 6 months. 6.Provided written informed consent to undergo the procedure.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Surgical candidate 2.Patients with severe infection, rheumatoid arthritis, or mental disorder 3.Patients with uncontrollable diabetic mellitus 4.Pain due to spine pathology 5.Patients with osteonecrosis with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 6.Patients without possibility of going to hospital and follow up for 6 months. 7.Patient who was decided not to be appropriate for this trial by physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) in 6 months after procedure Japanese knee osteoarthritis measure(JCOM) score in 6 months after procedure Quality of Life(QOL) in 6 months after procedure | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTaku Yasumoto
Miyakojima IGRT clinic Department of Interventional Radiology
Outcome results
None listed