Pulsed Radiofrequency Therapy vs Canal Adductor Blockade in Knee Osteoarthritis
RecruitingNCT05962463
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study is intended to prove the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency therapy on adductor canal nerves by patients with Knee osteoarthritis.
Study details
- Official title
- Comparison of the Effectiveness of Pulsed Radiofrequency Therapy and Canal Adductor Blockade for Chronic Pain and Functioning in Knee Osteoarthritis
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: Canal adductor blockade
- Procedure: Canal adductor pulsed radio-frequency therapy
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
- Start date
- 2024-10-09
- Primary completion
- 2025-06
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 45 Years to 100 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Slovenia
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnose of the Knee osteoarthritis confirmed by orthopedic examination * K-L grades 3 and 4 * A sufficient level of education to understand study procedures * Be able to communicate with site personnel * Age \>45 years Exclusion Criteria : * Any cardiovascular, hepatic, or renal conditions that would compromise participation, in the opinion of the investigator * Severe neurologic conditions interfere with a knee condition * Narcotic dependent (opioid intake of more than 3 months and more than 30 mg of daily oral morphine equivalents) * Coexisting severe hematological disorder or deranged coagulation parameters * Psychiatric illnesses * Allergy to any of the drugs used in the study * Infection or malignancy at the site of the block * Any active systemic infection * Implanted electronic devices like spinal cord stimulators, cardiac pacemakers or similar
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05962463