Cryoneurolysis Versus Radiofrequency in Knee Osteoarthritis
ConditionKnee Osteoarthritis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorTanta University
About this trial
The project will evaluate the effectiveness of Cryoneurolysis versus radiofrequency procedures in adult patients who are resistant to traditional treatment for knee pain. They are a drug-free pain management procedure.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
adults between the ages of 30 and 70 years with a clinical diagnosis of refractory knee OA who suffered from knee pain.
Patients who cannot afford intra-articular injections.
patients who had failed 2 different oral pain medications, and 6 weeks of physical therapy.
Disqualifiers
Patients with OA show improvement in pain after physiotherapy.
patients evaluated by an orthopedic surgeon and deemed to be surgical candidates due to knee pathologies other than OA.
pregnant patients.
patients on anticoagulation therapy, who were not permitted to stop anticoagulation.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Cryoneurolysis
- radiofrequency (RF)
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov