Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03886142
Platelet Rich Plasma Versus Radio Frequency for Chronic Knee Arthritis
Efficacy of Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Intra-Articular Platelet Rich Plasma in Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis; a Randomized Clinical Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 200 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Assiut University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 30 Years – 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects aged above 45 years. RF has been used for several painful conditions. There have been a few attempts to use RF current for the treatment of painful conditions of joints of the extremities. It was also used for the treatment of painful conditions of the hip joint.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | radiofrequency | radiofrequency of the genicular nerves |
| PROCEDURE | platelet rich plasma injection | intra articular injection of platelet rich plasma |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-09-27
- Primary completion
- 2019-10-30
- Completion
- 2019-11-30
- First posted
- 2019-03-22
- Last updated
- 2020-01-18
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Egypt
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03886142. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.