Preop Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation for Total Knee Replacement

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Conditions studied: Postoperative Pain, Knee Osteoarthritis

In brief

Total knee replacement surgery is commonly performed for patients suffering from severe knee osteoarthritis. However, 20% of patients continue to experience pain after surgery. There is currently no standardized pain management protocol for pain after total knee replacement. Cooled radiofrequency ablation has been used successfully to alleviate spin-related pain and has recently been approved by the FDA to treat chronic knee arthritic pain. This pilot study aims to collect preliminary data on the use of cooled radiofrequency ablation in patients undergoing total knee replacement.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03893292

Run by

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

People needed

0

Starts

2019-01-24

Expected to finish

2020-10-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-13

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing unilateral primary total knee replacement for osteoarthritis
• Pain >6 (on a scale of 0-10)
• Body mass index: 21-35 kg/m2

You may not qualify if…

• Age <65 years
• Patients who are wheelchair bound
• History of inflammatory arthritis or rheumatic disease
• Body mass index <21 or >35 kg/m2
• Chronic opioid use
• Pregnant women
• Non-English speaking

Where it is running

• Hospital for Special Surgery — New York, New York, United States

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