NCT06651762

Ultra Sound Guided Genicular Nerves Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation in Total Knee Replacement Surgeries

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Total Knee Replacement surgery is common procedure that is usually done for patients suffering from persistent pain with limitation of movement. Unfortunately, they do suffer after the operation as it is associated still with significant pain that affect the rehabilitation plan, hospital length of stay, life style and patient satisfaction. New approaches are rising every day to add to the multimodal management plan. Genicular nerves cooled radiofrequency ablation is a new approach that can be simply done U.S. guided with little side effects, if any, and great results.

Detailed description

the study measures the efficacy of genicular nerves cooled radiofrequency ablation in enhancing quality of rehabilitation in patients undergoing total knee replacement

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis of Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	unilateral Radiofrequency	unilateral genicular nerve cooled radio frequency ablation pre-operative
PROCEDURE	bilateral Radiofrequency	bilateral genicular nerve cooled radio frequency ablation pre-operative
PROCEDURE	Epidural	Patients will receive epidural anesthesia intra operative and epidural analgesia post-operative

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-14
• Primary completion: 2025-04-13
• Completion: 2025-06-13
• First posted: 2024-10-22
• Last updated: 2025-02-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt