Knee Pain Chronic
Conditions
Brief summary
A single blinded randomized controlled trial to compare outcomes of patients with chronic knee pain receiving radiofrequency with or without corticosteroids.
Interventions
DEVICEpulsed radiofrequency modulation
a percutaneous needle electrode to apply pulsed RF signals that modulate the activity of sensory nerves. The pulsing of the RF signal permits a maximum temperature to be achieved - usually 42 Celsius. This helps prevent collateral damage from occurring during the procedure and should help reduce procedural complications.
Sponsors
Sheba Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Men and women with pain secondary to osteoarthritis of the knee * Age of 18 years and up * Fits criteria for procedure of genicular nerve block and pulsed radiofrequency neuromodulation
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who are incapable of judgment and/or to give informed consent * Patients who are pregnant * Patients who are under 18 years old * Patients who have allergies to local anesthetic * Patients with platelet dysfunction or bleeding disorders * Patients who are currently mentally unstable * Patients who have a diagnosis of fibromyalgia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Improvement in chronic knee pain | 2nd and 6th week | Measured by the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; higher scores indicating that the patients experiences more impairment (All items are scored 0-4; for each subscale the scores are transformed to a 0-100 scale; 0 representing extreme knee problems and 100 representing no knee problems). |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactMatthew Medwick, Doctor
Outcome results
None listed