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Ultrasound guided knee nerve block for Chronic Pain management due to Osteoarthritis

Ultrasound-guided Chemical Neurolysis of genicular nerves to treat Chronic Pain from primary knee Osteoarthritis

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-10m378rj
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-09-23
Start date
2021-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

This is a double-blind, randomized, controlled, phase 2 clinical trial. A total of 60 people with knee osteoarthritis will undergo an anesthetic block test with the injection of 1% lidocaine in the me

Sponsors

Mariana Gonçalves Musauer
Lead Sponsor
Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Over 18 years of age; gender both; diagnosis of primary knee osteoarthritis grades II to IV by the Ahlbäck classification modified by Keyes and Goodfellow; moderate to severe pain in the affected knee measured by the visual analogue scale; surgical indication for total knee arthroplasty; waiting list for surgery at the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (INTO)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: BMI>35; presence of severe pain from osteoarthritis in another joint; previous knee surgery indicated for the procedure; interventional procedure less than 1 year ago; clinical signs or history of trauma or infection; presence of neuropathic knee pain; presence of severe or moderate mood disorders without prior treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Quantify Pain by Visual Numerical Scale pre-intervention and at 1, 3 and 6 months post-intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quantify Functional Capacity using the WOMAC questionnaire pre-intervention and at 1, 3 and 6 months post-intervention;Quantify quality of life using the SF 36 questionnaire pre-intervention and at 1, 3 and 6 months post-intervention.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMariana Musauer

Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia

dramarianamusauer@gmail.com+55 (21) 2134-5000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)