Radiofrequency For Chronic Knee Pain Post-Arthroplasty

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Chronic Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis, Knee

In brief

Chronic knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common diseases with increasing prevalence in advanced age. Knee OA results in movement restriction, sleep disturbance, and disability. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is employed often in the symptomatic treatment of knee OA. It has been estimated that 3.4 million TKAs will be performed in the year 2030 in the United States alone. Many studies report rewarding outcomes for patients, but other research shows there are many patients that remain dissatisfied post-arthroplasty. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether genicular radiofrequency ablation can relieve chronic post-arthroplasty knee pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02931435

Run by

Randall Brewer, MD, CPI

People needed

9

Starts

2016-12-01

Expected to finish

2018-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2018-12-13

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Study candidate must provide written informed consent.
• Must be ≥ 50 years of age at the time of consent
• Chronic knee pain despite total knee arthroplasty at least 6 months prior to consent
• Orthopedic evaluation indicating no further surgery is warranted
• Stable pain medication regimen for 30 days prior to baseline visit
• Knee pain is primary pain complaint

You may not qualify if…

• Acute knee pain
• Connective tissue disorders affecting the knee
• Serious neurologic or psychiatric disorders that would affect the outcome of the study as determined by the Principal Investigator
• Steroid or hyaluronic acid injections into the affected knee in the past 3 months
• Confounding pain conditions of the index leg that may affect medication requirements or study outcomes

Where it is running

• WK River Cities Clinical Research Center — Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

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