Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection Compared With Single-Shot Hyaluronic Acid for Treatment of Osteoarthritis Knee

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Corticosteroid and Hylan G-F 20 are both effective in improving pain and function of osteoarthritic knee patients.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Thammasat University
• Treatments: Hyaluronic Acid; Hylan; Lidocaine; Triamcinolone; Triamcinolone Acetonide; Triamcinolone diacetate; Triamcinolone hexacetonide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of knee OA

• Knee pain for most days of the prior month

• Radiographic evidence consistent with knee OA

• Aged between 40 and 80 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• Lumbar spondylosis

• Gross deformity of the knee

• Co-existent inflammatory or crystal arthritis

• Prior knee surgery

• Injury to the knee in the preceding 6 months

• Any intra-articular injection in the preceding 3 months

• Pregnant or Lactating

• Current infection in the affected knee

• Inability to provide informed consent