Clinical effectiveness of one ultrasound guided intra-articular corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection in addition to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis (HIT trial): single blind, parallel group, three arm, randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the clinical effectiveness of adding a single ultrasound guided intra-articular hip injection of corticosteroid and local anaesthetic to advice and education in adults with hip osteoarthritis.

Design

Pragmatic, three arm, parallel group, single blind, randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Two community musculoskeletal services in England.

Participants

199 adults aged ≥40 years with hip osteoarthritis and at least moderate pain: 67 were randomly assigned to receive advice and education (best current treatment (BCT)), 66 to BCT plus ultrasound guided injection of triamcinolone and lidocaine, and 66 to BCT plus ultrasound guided injection of lidocaine.

Interventions

BCT alone, BCT plus ultrasound guided intra-articular hip injection of 4

SUBMITTER: Paskins Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8984871 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature