Osteoarthritis, Knee
Conditions
Keywords
osteoarthritis, radiofrequency ablation
Brief summary
In advanced knee osteoarthritis, postural stability is also disturbed. There are some concerns about performing radiofrequency ablation to genicular nerves since this may further decrease the postural stability of the patient. The aim of this study is to see if application of genicular radiofrequency causes a significant change in postural stability.
Interventions
PROCEDUREradiofrequency ablation
radiofrequency ablation of the genicular nerves
Sponsors
Marmara University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Patients with knee osteoarthritis with Kellgren-Lawrance scale stage 3-4 will receive radiofrequency ablation to their genicular nerves and will be evaluated before treatment, 3 weeks and 3 months after treatment.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Stage 3 and 4 knee osteoarthritis according to Kellgren-Lawrance scale * Knee pain more than 3 months
Exclusion criteria
* Neurological diseases such as polyneuropathies * Presence of severe psychiatric disorders * Hemodynamic instability * History of any surgery from the knee
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual analogue scale | 3 weeks and 3 months after the intervention | The change of pain will be evaluated with 10 cm visual analogue scale will be applied to the patients, 0 being no pain while 10 being intolerable pain |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WOMAC | 3 weeks and 3 months after the treatment | Western Ontario & McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index |
| Postural stability | 3 weeks and 3 months after the treatment | The change of weight bearing indexes of both feet will be measured |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed