Intramuscular versus ultrasound-guided intratenosynovial glucocorticoid injection for tenosynovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised, double-blind, controlled study
Conclusions
In this randomised double-blind clinical trial, patients with RA and tenosynovitis responded significantly better to US-guided intratenosynovial glucocorticoid injection than to intramuscular glucocorticoid injection, both at 4 and 12 weeks follow-up.
Trial registration number
EudraCT nr: 2013-003486-34.
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Ammitzboll-Danielsen, M., Ostergaard, M., Fana, V., Glinatsi, D., Dohn, U. M., Ornbjerg, L. M., Naredo, E., Terslev, L. Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Radiology, Connective tissue disease, Degenerative joint disease, Musculoskeletal syndromes, Rheumatoid arthritis, Clinical diagnostic tests, Radiology (diagnostics) Clinical and epidemiological research Source Type: research
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