Continuous Radiofrequency in Hip Osteoarthritis Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Brasilia
About this trial
This will be a prospective, single-center, double-blinded, randomized study designed to compare the efficacy of the intraarticular injection of a corticosteroid and the Conventional Radiofrequency (CRF) of the anterior sensory branches to the hip in controlling pain and improving function related to hip osteoarthritis.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Individuals ≥ 18 years of age, with symptomatic unilateral hip osteoarthritis, grades II and III according to the Kellgreen and Lawrance classification, hip pain for more than six months (medial, anterior, anterolateral, and/or lateral region) will be included.
Disqualifiers
Individuals with radiculopathy and ipsilateral irradiation, osteonecrosis of the femoral head, previous arthroplasty on the hip to be studied or surgical scar that could lead to changes in the anatomy of the hip, cases of high dislocation of the hip, pain exclusively in the posterior region, symptomatic ipsilateral knee osteoarthritis, intra-articular infiltration of corticosteroids or hyaluronic acid in the hip for less than six months, patients with neurological diseases, peripheral neuropathy or psychiatric diseases, use of a pacemaker or Prothrombin Activity Time (INR) > 3.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Conventional Radiofrequency (CRF group)
- Intraarticular Infiltration ( Control group)
Treatment groups
70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Brasilia
Lead sponsor
Sarah Network of Rehabilitation Hospitals
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov