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Comparison of the Efficacy of Phenol Block and Corticosteroid-Local Anesthetic Block Applied to the Genicular Nerve

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorGaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Started2024-01-24
Est. completion2025-01-24
Eligibility
Age50 Years – 80 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT06265675

Summary

There are different neurolysis methods. Aim of this study is to compare two different methods, phenol block and corticosteroid local anesthetic block.

Eligibility

Age: 50 Years – 80 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with knee osteoarthritis must have pain at least 6 months
* NRS score of knee pain equal or more than 5
* At least grade 3 in Kellgren-Lawrence grading scale
* Non responsive to life style change, weight control, exercises program, medical treatment and the other conservative treatments (physical therapy, intraarticular injections)
* Decreasing at NRS score more than %50 after diagnostic block
* Those who accept the consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who have acute knee injury
* Surgery history in knee
* Connective tissue disease that affect knee
* Sciatica
* Injection story in last 3 months
* Psychiatric or neurologic diseases that affect study
* Septic arthritis, active local or systemic infection
* Coagulopathy
* Pregnancy
* Allergic reaction

Conditions2

ArthritisKnee Osteoarthritis

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