NCT07342166

Effect of Patellar Denervation on Post-operative Knee Pain and Knee Function in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Effect of Patellar Denervation on Post-operative Knee Pain and Knee Function in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (actual)
• Sponsor: Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital, Thailand · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is a double-blind randomized controlled trial aiming to investigate the effects of patellar denervation using electrocautery on postoperative knee pain and knee function in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) without patellar resurfacing.

Detailed description

This study is a prospective, double-blind randomized controlled trial conducted at Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital between 2023 and 2025. The aim of the study is to assess the effect of patellar denervation using electrocautery on postoperative knee pain and knee function in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) without patellar resurfacing. Sixty-four patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to either the patellar denervation group (PD) or the non-denervation group (NPD), with 32 participants in each group.

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Patellar Denervation	Electrocautery patella circumferentially during total knee arthroplasty

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-08
• Primary completion: 2025-06-21
• Completion: 2025-06-21
• First posted: 2026-01-15
• Last updated: 2026-01-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand