Whether ultrasound guided intra-articular steroid therapy efficacious in patients with lack of blood supply (avascular necrosis) of femoral head?
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M241- Other articular cartilage disorders
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/09/036578
- Lead Sponsor
- Ganga Orthopaedic research education foundation
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
•Age more than 20 years
•Diagnosis of avascular necrosis of femoral head (Ficat & Arlet â?? upto stage III)
•Pain not relieved with conservative therapy
Exclusion Criteria
•Diagnosis other than AVN
•Uncontrolled diabetes
•Cushing syndrome
• Severe osteoporosis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method â?¢Visual Analog Score (VAS 0â??10) for pain <br/ ><br>â?¢Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) pain/function. <br/ ><br>â?¢Potential predictors of response (including radiographic severity, ultrasound synovitis and baseline symptom severity)Timepoint: Pre-intervention, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Potential predictors of response (including radiographic severity, ultrasound synovitis and baseline symptom severity)Timepoint: 1m, 3m, 6m, 1y