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Ultrasound (US)-Guided Versus Sham Ultrasound Corticosteroid (CS) Knee Injections

NCT01032720 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2015-07-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To determine if ultrasound-guided knee steroid injections are more effective than sham ultrasound knee steroid injections for the treatment of osteoarthritis.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Ultrasound

Ultrasound will be used to image knee joint and guide needle for intra-articular corticosteroid injection.

PROCEDURE

Sham ultrasound

Knee CS injection will be performed in the same method as the US-guided injection except that the US machine will be turned off. Study patient will be unaware of whether US machine is on or off.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Liana Fraenkel, M.D. · VACHS; Yale University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-02-29
Completion
2012-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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