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Comparison between delayed intra-articular steroid injection and immediate periarticular steroid injection as an adjunct to multimodal analgesia to decrease subacute pain after total knee arthroplasty. A randomized controlled trial

Comparison between delayed intra-articular steroid injection and immediate periarticular steroid injection as an adjunct to multimodal analgesia to decrease subacute pain after total knee arthroplasty. A randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20250411002
Enrollment
50
Registered
2025-04-11
Start date
2024-09-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Knee osteoarthritis Knee osteoarthritis Steroid Intra-articular Peri-articular

Interventions

Steroid was injected intra-articullary into the knee joint after total knee arthroplasty,Steroid was injected peri-articullary into soft tissue during total knee arthroplasty
Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery,Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery
intra-articular steroid injection ,periarticular steroid injection

Sponsors

Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Knee osteoarthritis patients who undergo unilateral total knee arthroplasty. 2. Patients who received regional anesthesia for the surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Allergy to steroid 2. Gait disability 3. Comorbidities of spine, hip or ankle

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain 2 weeks post-operatively Visual analog scale score

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain 24 hours post-hospital discharge Visual analog scale score,Pain 6 weeks post-operatively Visual analog scale score,Osteoarthritic index 2 and 6 weeks post-operatively Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC),Osteoarthritic index 2 and 6 weeks post-operatively Knee Injuries and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score 12 (KOOS12),Functional outcome 2 and 6 weeks post-operatively 5 times sit-to-stand,Functional outcome 2 and 6 weeks post-operatively time up and go

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactVorasilp Cheevaakrapan

Chulalongkorn University

vorasilp.c@gmail.com0952626491

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026