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Unipolar Versus Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation in Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Tanta University
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorTanta University
Started2026-08-29
Est. completion2027-06-01
Eligibility
Age50 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT07789340

Summary

This study aims to compare the efficacy of unipolar versus bipolar radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in knee osteoarthritis pain.

Eligibility

Age: 50 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Age \> 50 years.
* Both genders.
* Diagnosed with chronic knee osteoarthritis (KOA) according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria and confirmed with plain radiography as the gold standard for the diagnosis of KOA.
* One chronic KOA pain not responding to other treatments as physiotherapy, oral analgesics, and intraarticular injection with hyaluronic acids or steroids.
* Kellgren-Lawrence grade (II-IV).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Chronic knee pain induced by infection, inflammation, tumors, and fractures.
* Prior knee surgery.
* Acute knee pain.
* Connective tissue diseases.
* Neurologic or psychiatric disorders.
* Intra-articular knee corticosteroid or hyaluronic acids in the past 3 months.
* Anticoagulant medication.
* Local infection of the site of intervention.
* Cognitive impairment.

Conditions5

ArthritisBipolar Radiofrequency AblationKnee OsteoarthritisPainUnipolar Radiofrequency Ablation

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