Steroid Injection in De Quervain Tenosynovitis
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study is carried out to find out the degree of pain relief achieved with standard treatment as steroid injection as well as its time to onset. It will recruit 50 subjects over a period of 18 months.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
The aim of the study is determine how effective these injections are and when will the patient start feeling relief of his/her symptoms.The aim of the study is not to change the current practice, but provide hand surgeons enough data to clarify their patients the expected outcomes and onset timing of the treatment performed.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Determine efficacy of steroid injection [7 days]
a single steroid injection over first dorsal compartment for patients diagnosed with de Quervain tenosynovitis will make effect within 7 days from injection, relieving pain to less or equal than 1 in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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21 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | National University Hospital | Singapore | Singapore | 119074 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Renita Sirisena, National University Hospital, Singapore
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2018/00787