Ultrasound Guided vs Unguided Intra-articular Knee Injections

Withdrawn before enrolling · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis, Inflammatory Arthritis

In brief

To determine the accuracy of unguided versus ultrasound (US) guided knee joint injections in obese patients with no clinically detectable effusion.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02092246

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

0

Starts

2014-03-01

Expected to finish

2016-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-15

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• BMI > 30
• No clinically detectable knee effusion
• Clinical or radiographic evidence of knee osteoarthritis or inflammatory arthritis
• Must be referred to the Pain Clinic for treatment

You may not qualify if…

• History of surgery on the affected knee
• Evidence of untreated systemic infection or systemic immunocompromise
• Evidence of cutaneous infections near the study knee injection site
• Patients on warfarin with an INR > 3.0
• Patients on oral antiplatelet or anticoagulant medications will be excluded if they have documented evidence of renal insufficiency (GFR < 60)
• History of iodinated contrast allergy or significant reaction to corticosteroids or lidocaine

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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