Relationship to Dose of Triamcinolone Acetonide & Methylyprednisolone to

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

It is currently unknown whether or not the improvement in pain and function related to a "steroid shot" for shoulder pain due to subacromial bursitis is important. This study seeks to determine whether 20 mg or 40 mg of either triamcinolone or methylprednisolone significantly affect improvement in shoulder pain 6 weeks after injection.

Clinical Trial Description

Background: Subacromial bursitis is a common site for patients to report shoulder pain. In some patients it is refractory to conservative therapies such as physical therapy, acetaminophen, or NSAIDs. Subacromial injection of a corticosteroid can be used to improve shoulder pain in subacromial bursitis, however, there are few well done clinical trials guiding which type of corticosteroid and the dose that would be maximally effective and with the least amount of side effects.

Methods: Our hypothesis is that both Methylprednisolone and Triamcinolone are equipotent but that 20 mg provides less relief that 40 mg injected. Subjects will be enrolled in this trial which lasts 6 weeks. Subjects will be randomized to 40 mg of methylprednisolone, 20 mg of methylprednisolone, 40 mg of triamcinolone, or 20 mg of triamcinolone. No placebo will be used as prior studies suggest that placebo with lidocaine is inferior to corticosteroid injection.

Outcomes: Primary outcome with be the improvement in a functional measure of the shoulder, the QuickDASH ®, at 6 weeks. Secondary outcomes will be improvement in reported pain (visual analogue scale) at 6 weeks and adverse events at all time points. Data will be collected in person at the time of injection and then by phone at day 3, day 21 (3 weeks), and day 42 (6 weeks). ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT02242630
Study type	Interventional
Source	Keesler Air Force Base Medical Center
Contact	Matthew B Carroll, MD
Phone	228-376-3629
Email	matthew.carroll.1@us.af.mil
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	September 2014
Completion date	September 2016

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Relationship to Dose of Triamcinolone Acetonide and Methylyprednisolone to Improvement in Subacromial Bursitis

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