A Controlled Comparison of Pulsed Radiofrequency Vs Physical Therapy on Treating Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Knee Osteoarthritis
In brief
It is estimated that nearly 27 million US adults have osteoarthritis (OA) and suffer from pain . Pulsed Radio Frequency (PRF) is one method that has been successfully used in treatment of various etiologies of pain. However there are limited studies and research that prove its effectiveness in treating articular pain. The proposed study's primary aim is determining if PRF is an effective treatment for chronic osteoarthritic knee pain. This study hypothesizes that PRF has analgesic properties immediately after treatment and at least 3 months afterwards compared to control treatment with physical therapy. Additionally this research project addresses several other objectives including: 1. Provide a controlled study to determine the effectiveness of PRF for intra-articular pain 2. Determine how effective PRF is 1 month and 3 months after treatment for articular pain. 3. Further scientific evidence on the overall effectiveness of PRF 4. Provide evidence that PRF likely has other mechanism of action besides direct nerve stimulation of inhibitory pain pathways. 5. Compare the effectiveness of PRF vs Physical Therapy in treating chronic knee osteoarthritis.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02294864
- Run by
- VA Long Beach Healthcare System
- People needed
- 50
- Starts
- 2014-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-12-23
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age greater than 18
- Radiologic evidence of Kellgren-Lawrence knee arthritis between levels 1-3
- Satisfy the American College of Rheumatology criteria for knee osteoarthritis.
You may not qualify if…
- Failure to satisfy inclusion criteria
- Existence of general contraindications against percutaneous knee intervention including (e.g. infection, hemorrhagic diathesis, anticoagulated patients)
- Patients with pacemaker or stimulator implants
- Metallic hardware located in the treatment knee of choice
- High clinical suspicion for alternative diagnosis other than Knee Osteoarthritis
- VA defined vulnerable populations (e.g. adults with cognitive impairments, mentally retarded, non-english speaking, severe psychiatric disorders, prisoners, terminally ill patient, employees, homeless, pregnant).
- Any patient that would not be able to follow up at 1 and 3 months after intervention.
- Any patient unwilling to receive physical therapy
Where it is running
- Long Beach Veterans Hospital — Long Beach, California, United States (enrolling)
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