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EFFECTIVENESS OF CONVENTIONAL RADIOFREQUENCY OF THE GENICULAR NERVES GUIDED BY SCOPIC VERSUS ULTRASOUND FOR THE TREATMENT OF POSTQUIRURGICAL GONALGIA

Launched by FUNDACIÓN PÚBLICA GALEGA INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN SANITARIA. · Sep 25, 2024

Trial Information

Current as of October 03, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Knee Osteoarthritis, Conventional Radiofrequency, Geniculated Nerves, Chronic Pain.

Description

Knee osteoarthritis is one of the most common joint conditions in the elderly population, characterized by causing pain, stiffness and functional disability in a significant number of cases. Retrospective, non-randomized observational study, between January 2019 and January 2024, comparing the analgesic effectiveness of conventional radiofrequency of the geniculate nerves performed in a cohort of patients with a scopy-guided technique (scopic group, N=19) versus the ultrasound-guided technique (US group, N=38) in patients referred to the pain unit for chronic gonalgia of moderate-severe in...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • * people over 18 years of age,physical status ASA I - III, suffering postsurgical chronic Knee pain for more than 3 months, with a baseline pain scale score (NRS) \>5 points and failure of other conservative treatments (painkillers, rehabilitation and intraarticular infiltration).
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • * any contraindication for performing regional techniques (infection at the puncture point, alteration of haemostasis, allergy to local anesthetics), pacemaker carriers, non-approval of informed consent, inability to assess postoperative pain, cognitive impairment and known neuropathy of the operated limb.

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Lugo, , Spain

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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