A 6-month, Double-blinded, Sham-controlled Clinical Trial Assessing the Clinical Usefulness of Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Knee Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty (RACKTKA)

  • STATUS
    Recruiting
  • End date
    Aug 14, 2024
  • participants needed
    30
  • sponsor
    Tufts Medical Center
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Updated on 14 October 2022
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Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess how clinically useful and safe genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation is in people with chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty performed for osteoarthritis.

Details
Condition Chronic Knee Pain
Treatment SHAM, Radiofrequency ablation
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT05473663
SponsorTufts Medical Center
Last Modified on14 October 2022

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Inclusion Criteria

Eligible individuals over 18 years of age in general good health apart from their chronic knee pain
At least one year post-TKA
Report of chronic knee pain classified using a standard question about the presence of "pain, aching, or stiffness in the knee on most days for at least one month during the prior 6 months
In an unacceptable symptom state classified using a validated question: "Think about all consequences of your arthroplasty in the last week. If you were to remain for the rest of your life as you were during the last week, would the current state be acceptable or unacceptable for you?
Willingness to complete all the study procedures, including a daily pain NRS, AE, and medication usage questions via daily notification
Subjects must have read and understood the informed consent form (ICF), and must have signed and dated it prior to any study-related procedure being performed

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and women who are not post-menopausal (defined at 12 months with no menses without an alternative medical cause) or permanently surgically sterile (includes hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, and bilateral oophorectomy)
Women who are not post-menopausal or permanently surgically sterile who are sexually active, and who are not willing to use birth control as outlined in Section 5.3.1 during the study period
Significant evidence of infection within the knee or radiographic evidence of prosthesis loosening as defined by the orthopedic surgeon
Individuals with pain exclusively located in the posterior knee, evaluated systematically using a validated Knee Pain Map
Individuals who do not achieve a 70% pain reduction following the initial prognostic block, consistent with clinical practice
Participation in a clinical research trial that included the receipt of an investigational product (IP) or any experimental therapeutic procedure within 30 days prior to the Screening Visit, or planned participation in any such trial
Use of anticoagulants and inability to withhold for three days prior to the study RFA procedure with clearance by the prescribing physician
Other conditions that, in the opinion of the Investigator, constitutes a risk or contraindication for participation in the study or that could interfere with the study objectives, conduct, or evaluation
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