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Comparing Intra-articular Corticosteroid to Intra-articular Ketorolac Knee Injections

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02612272

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Official title

A Double-blind, Randomized, Controlled, Equivalence Study Comparing Intra-articular Corticosteroid to Intra-articular Ketorolac Knee Injections

Brief summary

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This study will compare the efficacy of intra-articular betamethasone injection to intra-articular ketorolac injection for symptomatic treatment of knee osteoarthritis in an equivalence study using a double-blinded, randomized, controlled design. Patients will be recruited from orthopaedic clinics at St. Luke's University Health Network. A total of 448 patients will be recruited (224 in each group) to receive an administration of an intra-articular betamethasone or ketorolac injection. The primary outcome is change in pain as assessed by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) score. Secondary outcomes include Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome (KOOS) and Knee Outcome Survey - Activities of Daily Living (KOS-ADL) scores and physical exam findings. Statistical analyses include repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) (primary outcome) and selected ANOVA and nonparametric tests as deemed appropriate (secondary outcomes), with p \< .05 denoting significance for all comparisons, and no adjustment for multiple testing.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02612272
Recruitment status
Not listed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Enrollment
448 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date
Oct 31, 2015
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2017
Completion
Sep 30, 2017
Last update posted
Oct 12, 2016

2015 – 2017

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
St Luke's Health and University Network Bethlehem Pennsylvania 18018 Recruiting

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