Ultrasound (US)-Guided Versus Sham Ultrasound Corticosteroid (CS) Knee Injections

July 5, 2015 updated by: VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Ultrasound-guided Versus Sham Ultrasound Corticosteroid Knee Injections

To determine if ultrasound-guided knee steroid injections are more effective than sham ultrasound knee steroid injections for the treatment of osteoarthritis.

Study Overview

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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33

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Connecticut
      • West Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06516
        • West Haven Veteran's Administration Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

40 years to 89 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age between 40 and 89.
  • Meet the American College of Rheumatology criteria for knee OA with knee pain, aching or stiffness on most of the past 30 days and have evidence on radiograph of a definite osteophyte.
  • Have a pain score of at least 4 out of 10 on an 11 point numeric rating scale.
  • For participants with bilateral knee OA, the most symptomatic knee will be considered the study knee. If both knees are symptomatic, the subject will choose the one they want treated.
  • Be able to speak and understand English.
  • Have a telephone.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior hyaluronic acid injection.
  • Scheduled knee hyaluronic acid injections, arthroscopy, or knee surgery.
  • Comorbid conditions including: known other causes of arthritis (infectious arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue disease, gout, pseudogout, or psoriatic arthritis), bony or soft tissue malignancy or skin lesions or peripheral neuropathy involving the lower extremities, cardiopulmonary disease which limits walking more than knee pain, knee instability defined as report of knee buckling or locking within the past month of the study knee, major neurologic deficit that affects gait, psychiatric illness that limits informed consent
  • Current involvement in litigation or receiving workmen's compensation. These patients are to be excluded because they are expected to bias results. This group will be expected to over-report pain symptoms. This bias cannot be corrected for in the analysis.
  • Contraindications to intra-articular injections: known bleeding disorder/diathesis.
  • Prosthesis in the painful knee.
  • Bilateral total knee replacements.
  • Pregnancy if no recent knee x-rays are available.
  • Wheelchair bound.
  • BMI greater than 40.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Ultrasound-guided knee CS injection
Ultrasound will be used to image knee joint and guide needle for intra-articular knee CS injection.
Procedure: Ultrasound
Ultrasound will be used to image knee joint and guide needle for intra-articular corticosteroid injection.
Other Names:
  • Sonosite
Sham Comparator: Sham Ultrasound knee CS injection
CS knee injection will be performed in the same method as the US-guided knee injection but the US machine will be turned off.
Procedure: Sham ultrasound
Knee CS injection will be performed in the same method as the US-guided injection except that the US machine will be turned off. Study patient will be unaware of whether US machine is on or off.
Other Names:
  • Sonosite

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Compare the effectiveness of US-guided vs. sham US CS intra-articular knee injections as measured by a 10-point between groups difference in the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome score (KOOS).
Time Frame: 4 weeks
4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Compare the effectiveness of US-guided vs. sham US CS knee injections in reducing pain as measured by KOOS.
Time Frame: 2, 6, and 8 weeks
2, 6, and 8 weeks
Compare the effectiveness of US-guided vs. sham US CS knee injections in improving self-reported lower extremity function.
Time Frame: 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks
2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks
Compare the effectiveness of US-guided vs. sham US CS knee injections in reducing the proportion of patients experiencing knee pain.
Time Frame: 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks
2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks
Compare the effectiveness of US-guided vs. sham US knee injections in reducing the use of co-therapies (acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and narcotics)
Time Frame: 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks
2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks
Examine whether body mass index, presence or absence of chronic widespread pain, radiographic severity, patient expectations, patient satisfaction, and dispositional optimism predict response to CS injections.
Time Frame: 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks
2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Liana Fraenkel, M.D., VACHS; Yale University School of Medicine

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General Publications

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

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January 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

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February 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

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February 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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December 11, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 14, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

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December 15, 2009

Study Record Updates

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Last Update Posted

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July 8, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 5, 2015

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2012

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  • 01334

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