New knee surgery combo aims to cut Post-Op pain in half
NCT ID NCT07381062
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether adding a nerve-freezing procedure (genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation) to standard knee replacement surgery could reduce pain and improve knee function afterward. Seventy adults with advanced knee osteoarthritis took part. The goal was to see if the combined approach leads to better recovery than knee replacement alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could mean less pain and better mobility after knee replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 70 people. The nerve ablation may not provide lasting benefit, and there is a risk of nerve damage or incomplete pain relief.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis * Both sexes * Age from 50-80 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Patients underwent previous GNRFA * Patients underwent previous knee surgery * patients requiring constrained knee arthroplasty prosthesis (with extreme deformities)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams University
Cairo, Abbassia, 00202, Egypt
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