"Blind" vs. Fluoroscopy-Guided Steroid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis

Johns Hopkins University

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: Fluoroscopy guided steroid injection; Other: Blind Steroid Injection

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02104726

IRB00026934

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare relative efficacy of intraarticular steroid injection using anatomic landmarks vs. fluoroscopy guided technique in decreasing knee osteoarthritis pain 1 month after the procedure.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults with knee OA clinically deemed to qualify for steroid injection

Exclusion criteria

• Children Non-English Speakers Pregnant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Blind Steroid Injection

Active Comparator group

Description:

Blind Steroid Injection for patients with OA deemed qualified for it clinically

Treatment:

Other: Blind Steroid Injection

Fluoroscopy guided steroid injection

Active Comparator group

Description:

Fluoroscopy guided Steroid Injection for patients with OA deemed qualified for it clinically. We want to see which one is better.

Treatment:

Other: Fluoroscopy guided steroid injection