# Diagnostic Genicular Nerve Block Prior to Radiofrequency Ablation for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

> **NCT02578108** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Northwestern University** · enrollment: 63 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Osteoarthritis, Knee
- Pain
- Nerve; Lesion

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** genicular nerve diagnostic block with lidocaine (local anesthetic)
- **PROCEDURE:** genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02578108
- **Lead sponsor:** Northwestern University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-10
- **Primary completion:** 2018-09-01
- **Final completion:** 2018-09
- **Target enrollment:** 63 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-08-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02578108

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02578108, "Diagnostic Genicular Nerve Block Prior to Radiofrequency Ablation for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02578108. Licensed CC0.

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