Efficacy of intra-articular steroid injection for inflamed atlantoaxial joint in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Inclusion criteria Patients with rheumatoid arthritis with MRI findings of atlantoaxial joint inflammation and failure of resolution after 2 weeks systemic steroid administration Exclusion criteria Coagulopathy, allergy to contrast material, pregnancy Interventional group (AS) group, received intra-articular steroid injection for atlantoaxial joint. , in addition to methotrexate and chloroquine 400 mg per day.
Efficacy of intra-articular steroid injection for inflamed atlantoaxial joint on sleep quality and head and neck pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Inclusion criteria Patients with rheumatoid arthritis with MRI findings of atlantoaxial joint inflammation and failure of resolution after 2 weeks systemic steroid administration Interventional group (AS) group, received intra-articular steroid injection for atlantoaxial joint. , in addition to methotrexate and chloroquine 400 mg per day.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
intra-articular steroid injection for atlantoaxial joint
Manal Hassanien
Asyut, Assuit, Egypt
RECRUITINGAssiut governorate
Asyut, Egypt
RECRUITINGneck pain
Visual analog scale 0-10
Time frame: 3 months
neck disability
Oswestry Neck Pain Questionnaire 0-50
Time frame: 3 months
sleep quality
Pittsburgh sleep quality index
Time frame: 3 months
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