# Does Radiofrequency Ablation of the Articular Nerves of the Knee Prior to Total Knee Replacement Improve Pain Outcomes

> **NCT02746874** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Northwestern University** · enrollment: 70 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
- **PROCEDURE:** Simulated Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02746874
- **Lead sponsor:** Northwestern University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-12-01
- **Primary completion:** 2017-06-30
- **Final completion:** 2017-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 70 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-02-02


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02746874

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02746874, "Does Radiofrequency Ablation of the Articular Nerves of the Knee Prior to Total Knee Replacement Improve Pain Outcomes". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02746874. Licensed CC0.

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