Comparison of the efficacy of local corticosteroid injection in treatment of Coccydynia with and without ultrasound guidance
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Coccygodynia.Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016123024621N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
age 18 to 65 years; VAS scale equal to or more than 4 in any position of sitting, standing or supine lying; have not had coccyx injection or manipulation in past six months; the patients should not get pelvic floor physiotherapy during the treatment; maximum tenderness be in streptococcal joint or tip of coccyx.
Exclusion criteria: the patients who do not refer to clinic for follow up or getting other treatments.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Coccygeal pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, 1, 4 and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient's quality of life. Timepoint: Before intervention and 4 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: SF36 standard questionare.