Corticosteroid injections in patients with trochanteric pain syndrome: open label randomized clinical trial in general practice

Completed

• Conditions: Trochanteric bursitis; Trochanteric pain (trochanteric bursitis, pseudotrochanteric bursitis); Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16994576
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus Medical Center, Department of General Practice (The Netherlands)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-04-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 18-80 consulting the general practitioner with trochanteric hip pain existing longer then one week, with the following signs:
1. Severe local pain by pressure at the trochanter major, but unsure whether the patient recognizes this as the pain he/she consulted for
2. Local pain by pressure at the trochanter major, which the patient recognizes as the pain he/she consulted for

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who don?t understand the questionnaires because of inadequate mastering of Dutch language or cognitive disorders
2. Patients who presented themselves in the previous year to the GP with the same complaints
3. Patients with sensibility disorders due to meralgia paresthetica, patients who previously have undergone hip surgery at the same side and patients with systematic rheumatologic or neurologic disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified