Corticosteroid Injection for Common Upper Extremity Problems

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Lateral Elbow Pain

In brief

The purpose of the study is to compare the effectiveness of a steroid injection to a placebo (inactive substance) in the treatment of lateral elbow pain, deQuervain's tendonitis, or base of the thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthritis. We are also trying to identify which personality factors and mindsets influence perceptions of elbow, wrist and hand pain. We hope to enroll 213 subjects in this study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00438672

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

64

Starts

2003-04-01

Expected to finish

2010-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-05-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 to 64 years
• onset of pain within the past 6 months
• willing to try a steroid injection in the elbow

You may not qualify if…

• systemic inflammatory diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis)
• pregnancy
• prior steroid injection, iontophoresis treatments with corticosteroids, or surgery for their pain
• history of adverse reaction to lidocaine

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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