VR and Cooled Genicular Nerve Radio Frequency Ablation for Chronic Knee Pain
RecruitingNot applicableNCT06336447
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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 will examine the impact of virtual reality used in conjunction with sedation compared to sedation alone in patients undergoing watervcooled genicular nerve ablations for chronic knee pain. The goals of the study is to determine the relative efficacy of virtual reality as a distraction modality when used as an adjuvant to procedural sedation compared to sedation alone for procedure related pain. To assess procedural satisfaction, and 1-month pain and functional outcomes.To explore whether virtual reality and lower procedure-related pain scores affect 1-month outcomes. And finally to determine whether demographic and clinical characteristics are associated with outcome measures.
Study details
- Official title
- Can Virtual Reality Improve Patient Tolerance in Patients Undergoing Water Cooled Genicular Nerve Radio Frequency Ablation in Patients With Chronic Knee Pain? A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Experimental: Group #1: Virtual Reality Headset
- Other: Group 2 No Virtual Reality Headset
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Start date
- 2024-01-12
- Primary completion
- 2026-12-31
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing genicular RFA will be eligible for inclusion in the study * Patients with knee pain, baseline average of \> 4/10 * X-ray evidence of osteoarthritis of the knee * Pain duration of \>6 weeks and no previous knee surgeries * Patients will also only be included who have never undergone a RFA on the affected knee Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who do not have evidence of osteoarthritis on X-ray, * Secondary gain expected to influence treatment outcomes * Poorly controlled psychiatric condition that could affect outcome (e.g. active substance abuse) or impose a barrier to participation * Chronic opioid use and anticoagulation therapy that cannot be stopped and could warrant a different treatment approach (e.g. phenol ablation) * Severe motion sickness * Seizure disorder * Vision loss * Pregnant * Nursing
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06336447