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Comparison of Conventional and Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation in Knee Osteoarthritis

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
Started2025-02-01
Est. completion2025-08-01
Eligibility
Age50 Years – 80 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT06863181

Summary

The aim of this study was to examine and compare the effects of conventional and cooled radiofrequency ablation on pain and disability levels in patients with knee pain resistant to other treatments due to knee osteoarthritis.

Eligibility

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

* Knee pain lasting more than 6 months
* Age between 50 and 80
* Diagnosis of radiographically proven grade III or IV knee osteoarthritis according to the Kellgren-Lawrence Grading Scale, marked narrowing of the medial compartment of the tibiofemoral joint space
* Presence of pain resistant to conservative treatment

  * Exercise
  * Physical therapy agents
  * Use of oral anti-inflammatory agents

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of trauma to the knee area
* History of knee surgery
* Presence of systemic inflammatory disease affecting the knee joint
* Presence of peripheral neuropathy or radiculopathy
* Pregnancy
* Hemodynamic instability
* Presence of skin or soft tissue infection at the injection site
* Refusal to participate in the study
* Presence of acute knee pain with accompanying inflammatory findings
* Presence of a serious psychiatric disorder or neurological disease Having received an intra-articular injection within the last 3 months

Conditions2

ArthritisKnee Osteoarthritis

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