Steroid injection in non-surgical knee before knee replacement
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study tests whether a single steroid injection in the healthy knee (the one not being replaced) can reduce pain and improve recovery after total knee replacement. It may help people who have arthritis in both knees but are only having one replaced now.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older.
- You have osteoarthritis (wear-and-tear arthritis) and are scheduled for a first-time knee replacement on one side.
- You have pain in the opposite knee (more than 4 out of 10) and that knee also shows arthritis on X-ray.
- You have NOT had any steroid or biologic injections in the opposite knee in the last year.
- You do NOT plan to have the other knee replaced within the next 6 months.
- You have not had any prior surgeries (arthroscopy, joint replacement, or fracture repair) on either knee.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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