Intraarticular Steroids, Saline and Occupational Therapy in People With CMC1 Osteoarthritis

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40-85
SponsorDiakonhjemmet Hospital

About this trial

A placebo-controlled randomized controlled trial exploring the effect of intraarticular steroids, saline or an occupational therapy intervention in inflammatory carpometacarpal-1 osteoarthritis

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

OA confirmed by radiographs or ultrasound examination, and

Inflammation by ultrasound (grey scale synovitis grade 1-3), and

Pain of at least 3 on a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) at rest or during activities at both pre-screening and screening.

Patient is assessed as eligible for the proposed use of Kenacort-T

Disqualifiers

Use of thumb orthosis on most of the days or structured hand exercises in the last 12 weeks

Intraarticular injections in the target CMC-1 joint in the last 12 weeks

More than 3 previous IACS in the target CMC-1 joint

Use of oral, intramuscular or intravenous steroids in the last 12 weeks

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Injection of triamcinolone acetonide into the CMC-1 joint
  • Multimodal Occupational therapy for CMC-1 joint OA
  • Placebo

Treatment groups

354 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Diakonhjemmet Hospital

Lead sponsor

Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

Collaborator

Helse Stavanger HF

Collaborator

Haugesund Rheumatism Hospital

Collaborator

St. Olavs Hospital

Collaborator

Nordlandssykehuset HF

Collaborator