Knee Ostheoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
All patients will undergo a diagnostic block with 3.0 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine in the superolateral and superomedial quadrants and 1.0 mL in the inferior medial and inferolateral quadrants. Patients wh
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Severe knee pain with pain greater than 6 on the numerical rating scale ; Knee osteoarthritis Kellgren-Lawrence classification 2 to 4, uni or bilateral; More than six months without improvement with conservative treatment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with cognitive impairment ; Psychiatric illnesses; Other causes of knee pain (trauma, complex regional pain syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis or lumbosciatalgia or sciatica); Puncture site infection; Coagulopathy; Anticoagulant use; Body Mass Index >40kg/m2; Previous Total Knee Arthroplasty
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of pain intensity of 50% or more for 6 months, on the numerical rating scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of Knee Function evaluated by Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score(KOOS) or Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index(WOMAC);Improvement of quality of life evaluated by Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score(KOOS) or Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index(WOMAC) | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactKelson Ogata
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed