The Effectiveness of Dextrose Prolotherapy in Patients With Coccydynia
ConditionCoccydynia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorIstanbul University
About this trial
In this prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blinded study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of Dextrose Prolotherapy injections in patients with coccydynia.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients with coccydynia lasting longer than 6 months,
Those unresponsive to at least 6 months of conventional conservative treatment methods,
Those with coccygeal tenderness on palpation,
Patients aged between 18 and 65 years.
Disqualifiers
Patients with a history of trauma within the last 3 months or postpartum coccydynia,
Those with lesions or infections at the injection site,
Those with dislocation or organic bone pathology of the coccyx observed on X-ray imaging,
Those with fecal or urinary incontinence,
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Dextrose prolotherapy (DPT)
- Physiological Saline Injection
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov