Platelet Rich Plasma Versus Radio Frequency for Chronic Knee Arthritis

Efficacy of Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Intra-Articular Platelet Rich Plasma in Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis; a Randomized Clinical Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03886142

Enrollment

200

Registered

2019-03-22

Start date

2018-09-27

Completion date

2019-11-30

Last updated

2020-01-18

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Conditions

Osteo Arthritis Knee, Pain, Chronic

Brief summary

Osteoarthritis (OA) affects aged above 45 years. RF has been used for several painful conditions. There have been a few attempts to use RF current for the treatment of painful conditions of joints of the extremities. It was also used for the treatment of painful conditions of the hip joint.

Interventions

PROCEDUREradiofrequency

radiofrequency of the genicular nerves

PROCEDUREplatelet rich plasma injection

intra articular injection of platelet rich plasma

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Intervention model description

patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis non res ponders to conventional medical treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

30 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* osteoarthritis knee

Exclusion criteria

* coaguloapthy * patient refusal

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
pain visual analog scale	12 months	assessment of visual analog scale (VAS) VAS of zero means no pain, and 10 means sever pain

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026