Efficacy of three different techniques in the fluoroscopy-guided intra-articular steroid injection of the hip

Comparing the efficacy of three different intra-articular steroid injection of hip techniques, A randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20200722002

Enrollment

Registered

2020-07-22

Start date

2020-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

Patient at least 18 yeats of age presenting with Hip pain Hip pain Intra-articular steroid injection of hip Diagnostic and Therapeutic tool Anterior approach Anterolateral approach Proximal anterolateral approach Accuracy

Interventions

Put the patient in supine position. The anatomical landmark for anterior approach is as followed: The entry point of this approach is the intersection between 1. Line from ASIS to center of patella an

Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Experimental Procedure/Surgery

Anterior approach,Anterolateral approach,Proximal anterolateral approach

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient with OA hip at all stage 2. Patient with femoralacetabular impingement or dysplastic hip 3. Patient with other hip pain such as synovitis, labral lesion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Evidence of degenerative spine disease with radiculopathy or neurodeficit 2. History of previous surgery of hip 3. Osteolytic/Osteoblastic lesion on imaging suspected tumor or infection 4. History of fracture around the hip 5. Suspected infection around the hip 6. Contraindicated for steroid injection 7. Allergic to contrast media 8. BMI > 35

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Accuracy Intra-operatively Successful in defined as positive intra-articular contrast media in one attemp	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain while performing local anesthetic injection Within 30 minute post operative Visual Analogue Scale,Pain while performing intra-articular steroid injection Within 30 minute post operative Visual Analogue Scale,Radiation Exposure immediately post operative Collecting kV, mA,MicroGy Data from Fluoroscope (PHILIPS BV Pulsera),Complication intra-operative until 2 weeks post operatively Collected as qualitative data,Modified Harris Hip score pre/post operative Pre-opertaive and 2 weeks post operative Modified Harris Hip score	—

Measure

Time frame

Pain while performing local anesthetic injection Within 30 minute post operative Visual Analogue Scale,Pain while performing intra-articular steroid injection Within 30 minute post operative Visual Analogue Scale,Radiation Exposure immediately post operative Collecting kV, mA,MicroGy Data from Fluoroscope (PHILIPS BV Pulsera),Complication intra-operative until 2 weeks post operatively Collected as qualitative data,Modified Harris Hip score pre/post operative Pre-opertaive and 2 weeks post operative Modified Harris Hip score

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Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactRakop Taveesuksiri

Thammasat University Hospital

rakoptav@gmail.com0864087002

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026