Comparing two different corticosteroids (dexamethasone and triamcinolone) for use in sacroiliac joint injections
Patients eligible for a sacroiliac joint injection will be randomized to receive one of two different steroids, dexamethasone or triamcinolone. The response immediately after injection will be assessed to confirm the diagnosis, and then they will be followed for three month to assess the degree of pain relief experienced
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
41
Dexamethasone injection into the sacroiliac joint
Triamcinolone injection into the sacroiliac joint
Byron Schneider
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Pain Using Numeric Pain Rating Score
Numeric pain rating score, 11 point scale (0-10) filled out on a form indicating the degree of relief/discomfort after the injection. Pain was assessed monthly from baseline to 3 months following the injection. The average value at month 3 is reported.
Time frame: Baseline to 3 months; Average value at month 3 reported
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