Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Saphenous Nerve in the Management of Knee Arthroplasty Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota
Conditions:
Arthroplasty
Replacement
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Approximately 40% of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty develop acute to moderate post operative pain. Furthermore 20-30% develop chronic post operative pain. The objective of this work is to...
Detailed Description
Methods Study Design Randomized, blinded clinical trial. Patients are divided into two groups, one to saphenous nerve block with pulsed radiofrequency guided by ultrasound is applied plus standard p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients from the Center for Care of Articular Replacements from Fundación Santa Fe University Hospital programed for knee replacement surgery.
- ASA I-III
- Informed consent
- Unilateral Knee Replacement
Exclusion
- Neurologic conditions associated with hyperalgesia or allodynia
- Cognitive impairment
- Psychiatric conditions
- Contraindication for the use of local anesthetics
- Bleeding disorders
- Pacemaker or ICD
- Septic arthritis or any infection in the surgical site
- Additional surgical procedure during the surgical act
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
111 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03450681
Start Date
November 1 2014
End Date
June 1 2017
Last Update
March 6 2018
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