Clinical trial NCT05022381: Treatment of Chronic Hip Pain by Application of Conventional Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation to the Articular Branches of the Femoral and Obturatory Nerve
Official title: Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation to the Articular Branches of the Femoral and Obturatory Nerve in Chronic Hip Pain
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Hip Pain Chronic
Keywords: chronic hip pain
Radiofrequency thermocoagulation
Algology
femoral and obturatuar nerve
Lead sponsor: Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-08-26
Enrollment: 55
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The estimated prevalence of hip joint pain is 7% in men and 10% in women over the age of 45 years.Although physical therapy and weight loss, use of walking aids (such as walking sticks) and analgesic agents are used as conservative treatment methods, these methods usually provide short-term and partial benefits.The anterior sensory innervation of the hip joint is provided by the articular branches of the femoral and obturatory nerve. Denervation of the articular branches of the femoral and obturator nerves with the radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT) method is a method used in chronic hip pain. In this study, we aimed to show the decrease in pain levels and the effect on quality of life of patients who underwent hip RFT.

Detailed description: Hip pain is a common medical condition with increasing age.The effectiveness of conservative methods used in hip pain is limited.Since the lifespan of prostheses used in hip surgery is limited, new methods are needed in the treatment of pain.The anterior sensory innervation of the hip joint is provided by the articular branches of the femoral and obturatory nerve. Denervation of the articular branches of the femoral and obturator nerves with the radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT) method is a method used in chronic hip pain.In previous studies with small groups, it was shown that radiofrequency thermocoagulation procedure caused 50% reduction in hip pain between 1-11 months.Hip joint radiofrequency thermocoagulation is a procedure applied in our clinic. In this study, we aimed to show the decrease in pain levels and the effect on quality of life of patients who underwent hip RFT.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. be over 18 years old
2. Written consent has been obtained
3. Those with chronic hip pain for more than 3 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Major psychiatric illness
2. The patient has lumbar compression pain or referred pain
3. Patients using anticoagulant agents
4. Patients with infection in the area to be treated
5. Those who are allergic to local anesthetics
6. Those who are allergic to betamethasone
7. Pregnancy

Primary outcomes:
measure: Chronic pain level
timeFrame: 1 month,3 month, 6 month
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Hip functional capacity
timeFrame: 1month,3 month,6month
Other outcomes:
measure: Life Quality
timeFrame: 1month, 3 month,6 month
measure: Acute pain
timeFrame: 1 week
Locations:
city: Aydın
country: Turkey
facility: Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine
state: Province
city: Aydın
country: Turkey
facility: Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine
state: Province
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