Corticosteroid(CS) + Lido or Corticosteroid(CS) Alone

Stopped early · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Tenosynovitis

In brief

The clinical trial is a randomized control trial to compare the efficacy of a combined lidocaine and corticosteroid (CS) injection versus a corticosteroid injection (CS) alone on pain, range of motion, and patient reported outcomes for the treatment of common upper extremity tendinopathies and nerve entrapments that are often treated with a combination of these injectates.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03704584

Run by

Emory University

People needed

62

Starts

2019-05-14

Expected to finish

2020-01-14

Last updated by the study team

2022-10-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All adult clinical patients of Emory upper extremity surgeons undergoing injection for treatment of the following who are willing to participate in the study will be included in the study: Tenosynovitis of the upper extremity, including but not limited to, the shoulder, biceps, elbow, wrist, thumb, carpometacarpal, midcarpal, elbow, and small joints of the hand.
• Between the ages of 18 years and 95 years.
• For trigger finger: patients with a diagnosis of stenosing tenosynovitis based on a history of triggering and the presence of tenderness over the A1 pulley upon clinical examination. All patients, based on the Quinnell grading of trigger finger will be included.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who are minors, vulnerable subjects, or who are not willing to consent to participate in the study.
• Allergies to glucocorticoids, current daily use of glucocorticoids or strong opioids (morphine, fentanyl, hydromorphone, ketobemidone, methadone, nicomorphine, oxycodone, and meperidine), severe diabetic neuropathy of the hand influencing pain perception, rheumatoid arthritis, and neurological or psychiatric diseases, potentially influencing pain perception.
• Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, may be non-compliant with study schedules or procedures.

Where it is running

• Emory Clinic A, Clifton Road Clinic — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• 12 Executive Park Drive — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Emory Healthcare Orthopaedics and Spine Center — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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