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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12608000127303
ACTRN12608000127303
Not yet recruiting
Phase 4

The effects of knee joint aspiration and corticosteroid injection on quadriceps muscle performance, flexion reflex excitability and lower limb function in patients with chronic arthritis.

AUT University0 sites20 target enrollmentMarch 10, 2008

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Inflammatory arthritis of the knee joint
Sponsor
AUT University
Enrollment
20
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 10, 2008
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
AUT University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. A primary diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, crystal arthritis.
  • 2\. A clinically detectable knee joint effusion as well as other clinical signs and symptoms of knee joint synovitis including pain on motion, heat and tenderness on palpation.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Recent history of an intra\-articular corticosteroid injection to the knee joint.
  • 2\.Any medical condition that may preclude the performance of maximum effort strength tests.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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