NCT05591768Completed
Monopolar Versus Biopolar Radiofrequency in OA Knee Pain
The Clinical Efficacy of Monopolar Versus Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation of the Genicular Nerves in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis Pain.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This is a prospective randomized controlled trial study will aim to evaluate the the efficacy and procedural pain of BRFA and to compare it with conventional technique (MRFA). And to compare the complications and time taken to complete the procedures.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 90 (actual)
- First submitted
- 18 Aug 2022
- Start date
- 14 Nov 2022
- Primary completion date
- 1 Feb 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Assiut University
- NCT number
- NCT05591768
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 90
- From 14 Nov 2022 to the primary completion date, 1 Feb 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Patients with acute knee pain, previous knee surgery, other connective tissue disorders affecting the knee.
- serious neurologic or psychiatric disorders, those had previously received radiofrequency ablation therapy for similar symptoms.
Other illness
- contraindications for genicular nerve block or genicular nerve RF (active infection, bleeding disorders, current use of anticoagulants or antiplatelets, allergy against the drugs used during the protocol, pregnancy, cardiac pacemaker.
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Who the study is looking for
- (1) outpatient clinic with osteoarthritis-character chronic knee pain, OA grades II-IV (Kellgren and Lawrence scale).
- (2) Patients not responding to other treatments as physiotherapy, oral analgesics, and intraarticular injection with hyaluronic acids or steroids.
- (3) Patients refused surgery. (4) Patients after failed conservative treatment for 3 months and reported more than 50% pain relief after diagnostic genicular nerve block with 2% of 2 mL lidocaine on superior lateral, superior medial and inferior medial genicular nerves.
Age in the registry: 40 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assuit University hospitals Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Asyut | Egypt | Unknown status |
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