Status:
UNKNOWN
Pulsed Radiofrequency Therapy for Hand OsteoArthritis Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Leiden University Medical Center
Conditions:
Hand Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Different types of pain may be present in patients with hand osteoarthritis, including nociceptive pain and non-nociceptive pain. This makes adequate pain treatment difficult, and thus new treatment o...
Detailed Description
In this randomized clinical trial, patients with hand osteoarthritis, recruited from the Leiden University Medical Center Rheumatology outpatient clinic, aged 18-80 and fulfilling hand pain criteria w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18-80
- Hand osteoarthritis according to the ACR criteria
- Hand pain of at least 30mm on a 100mm VAS
- Chronic hand pain
Exclusion
- Known inflammatory rheumatic diseases
- Psoriasis
- Seropositivity for rheumatoid factor of anti-CCP antibodies
- No understanding of the Dutch language
- Fibromyalgia (Following the ACR 2011 classification criteria)
- Neurological disorders interfering with pain perception and measurements
- Carpal tunnel syndrome interfering with pain perception and measurements
- History of chemo- and/or radiotherapy
- Spinal surgery or spinal trauma with lasting complaints interfering with pain perception and measurements
- Cognitive impairment or psychiatric conditions interfering with pain perception and measurements
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding
- Eye surgery for glaucoma or keratoconus or other surgery of the cornea in the three preceding months
- Presence of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), neurostimulator or pacemaker
- Metal implants in the hand, arm, shoulder or neck of the side that is to be treated
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 4 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05217979
Start Date
April 4 2022
End Date
February 1 2025
Last Update
November 14 2023
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Leiden University Medical Centre
Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, 2333 ZA