Effectiveness of Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Saphenous Nerve in the Management of Knee Arthroplasty Pain

NCT ID: NCT03450681

Last Updated: 2018-03-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 111 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-11-30
• Study Completion Date: 2017-06-30

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 study the effectiveness and safety of pulsed radiofrequency of the saphenous nerve realized during the pre-operative period of total knee arthroplasty. The study design is a randomized, blinded clinical trial. Patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty are divided into two groups. The first group procedure consists in pre-operative pulsed radiofrequency under ultrasound guidance of the saphenous nerve and standard postoperative pain management by the pain clinic. The second group receives only the standard postoperative pain management by the pain clinic. Patient follow ups are performed 3 times (after 2 weeks, 2 months and 6 months) within a period of 6 months, evaluating pain severity using the VAS.

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 pain management by the Pain Clinic, the other one only standard pain management by the Pain Clinic. A 6-month follow-up is evaluating pain by VAS and function by the WOMAC scale

Objectif

Asses the effectivity and safety of preoperatory saphenous nerve pulsed radiofrecuency in total knee arthroplasty between 2014 and 2015 in the Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá Hospital.

Statistical Analysis

Sample size was calculated using "Sample Size 1.0". The following parameters where used to calculate the sample size for a clinical trial:

Two tails, type I error independent variables 5%, type II error 20%, outcome variable: visual analogue scale from 0 to 100 mm, with a standard deviation of 10 mm and a relevant clinical difference between groups of 20 mm. Additionally, the WOMAC scale, from 0 to 96 points, with a standard deviation of 17 and a relevant clinical difference of 20 points between groups for the three subscales: pain, rigidity and functional capacity, normalized to 100 points each.

A sample size of 41 patients per group is calculated. An adjustment of 20% to compensate possible losses is applied, to a total of 50 patients per group.

Once gathered, the data is processed using the statistical program "Wizard" version 1.7.17. posteriorly, variables are standardized and a descriptive analysis is performed.

Central tendency and dispersion measures are performed to the continuous variables. Percentage distribution and proportion measures are calculated to the categorical variables.

Conditions

Arthroplasty; Replacement; Knee; Pain

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

No pulsed radiofrequency

Procedure consists of a mock incision at the pulsed radiofrequency needle insertion site and standard perioperative pain management by the pain clinic (femoral catheter and PCA)

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Mock incision

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

A trained anesthesiologist and pain clinician performs a mock incision on the pulsed radiofrequency needle insertion site

Pulsed Radiofrequency

Procedure consists in pre-operative pulsed radiofrequency under ultrasound guidance of the saphenous nerve and standard postoperative pain management by the pain clinic (femoral catheter and PCA)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Pulsed radiofrequency of the saphenous nerve before knee replacement surgery

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

A trained anesthesiologist and pain clinician performs ultrasound guided pulsed radiofrequency on the saphenous nerve of a patient undergoing knee replacement surgery, prior to the beginning of the surgical act.

Interventions

Pulsed radiofrequency of the saphenous nerve before knee replacement surgery

A trained anesthesiologist and pain clinician performs ultrasound guided pulsed radiofrequency on the saphenous nerve of a patient undergoing knee replacement surgery, prior to the beginning of the surgical act.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Mock incision

A trained anesthesiologist and pain clinician performs a mock incision on the pulsed radiofrequency needle insertion site

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 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 Criteria

• 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

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Carlo Guerrero Nope

anesthesiologist specialist in pain management

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

CCEI-2214-2014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id