Comparison of the Efficacy of Corticosteroid and Local Anesthetic Injections Combined With Conventional Physiotherapy in Patients With Concomitant Pes Anserine Bursitis and Knee Osteoarthritis:
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Lidocaine injection
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis Knees Both
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
- Enrollment
- 102
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Visual analogue scale
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
To evaluate the efficiencies of local corticosteroid injections and local anesthetics in patients with concomitant pes anserine bursitis and osteoarthritis.
Detailed Description
Several treatment options have been tried with varying success rates, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, physiotherapy modalities, cold application with ice-packs, and injection of local anesthetics and/or corticosteroids. Despite a relatively high frequency of this painful condition, surprisingly, few studies have evaluated treatment strategies in randomized controlled study design. To the best of our knowledge, no study in the literature made a comparison of the efficacy of local anesthetic and corticosteroid injections in addition to physiotherapy in the treatment of pes anserine bursitis yet. Thus, we aimed to compare the treatment efficacies of physiotherapy alone, physiotherapy + local anesthetic injection, and physiotherapy + local corticosteroid injection in a randomized controlled study design in patients with concomitant osteoarthritis and pes anserine bursitis.
Investigators
Mustafa Fatih YAŞAR
Assistant Professor
Abant Izzet Baysal University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients having stage II-IV knee osteoarthritis along with pes anserine bursitis
- •Symptom onset for more than three months
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients who underwent knee operations
- •had an inflammatory rheumatic disease
- •had a history of knee trauma
- •had a meniscus tear
- •valgus/varus deformity
- •received injection treatment to pes anserine bursa during the preceding year
Arms & Interventions
Group I
34 patients who were diagnosed with concomitant knee osteoarthritis and pes anserine bursitis and met inclusion criteria were included in the study. Inclusion criteria were as follows: having stage II-IV knee osteoarthritis along with pes anserine bursitis, duration of symptoms for more than three months, and age between 20 and 70 years. Primary knee osteoarthritis was diagnosed as per American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria and graded via Kellgren-Lawrence radiological classification included in this study.
Intervention: Lidocaine injection
Group II
34 patients who were diagnosed with concomitant knee osteoarthritis and pes anserine bursitis and met inclusion criteria were included in the study. Inclusion criteria were as follows: having stage II-IV knee osteoarthritis along with pes anserine bursitis, duration of symptoms for more than three months, and age between 20 and 70 years. Primary knee osteoarthritis was diagnosed as per (ACR) criteria and graded via Kellgren-Lawrence radiological classification included in this study.
Intervention: Corticosteroid injection
Group III
34 patients who were diagnosed with concomitant knee osteoarthritis and pes anserine bursitis and met inclusion criteria were included in the study. Inclusion criteria were as follows: having stage II-IV knee osteoarthritis along with pes anserine bursitis, duration of symptoms for more than three months, and age between 20 and 70 years. Primary knee osteoarthritis was diagnosed as per (ACR) criteria and graded via Kellgren-Lawrence radiological classification included in this study.
Intervention: Conventional Physical therapy
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Visual analogue scale
Time Frame: eight weeks
We used paper-based VAS to evaluate the baseline severity and changes in the intensity of pain by different interventions in the entire study cohort. The visual analogue scale was devised by Hayes and Patterson and is used to document pain rating. Subjects self-report the intensity of their pain by placing a handwritten mark at one point of the length of a ten-centimeter line. The two ends of the scale line represent "no pain" and "worst pain experienced" at the zero cm and 10th cm of the scale, respectively.
Secondary Outcomes
- Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index(eight weeks)
- 3-meter walk test(eight weeks)