Triamcinolone Ketorolac (TriKe) Knee Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness and Possible Superiority of Ketorolac vs. Cortisone When Injected Intra-Articular in Subjects With Osteoarthrosis
United Health Services Hospitals, Inc.
Summary
Cortisone injections are commonly used in the treatment of osteoarthrosis of the knee, but there are known detriments to cortisone including localized tissue atrophy near the injection site and acceleration of joint degeneration, as well as contraindications, such as uncontrolled diabetes. Ketorolac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory with decades of clinical data that is most commonly injected intramuscularly. There is rising interest in using ketorolac as an intra-articular injectant substitute or adjunctive to cortisone. This may potentially improve clinical outcomes or decrease adverse effects. Although intra-articular use of ketorolac is increasing in orthopedics and sports medicine, there is limited data in the literature comparing these two injectants in prospective, randomized trials, and no data that evaluates combining the two injectants. Primary objectives are to evaluate the efficacy of intra-articular ketorolac compared to cortisone on knee osteoarthrosis and to evaluate whether the combination of ketorolac and cortisone is superior to either alone.
Description
Charts will be prescreened for diagnosis or suspicion of osteoarthritis of the knee by the study staff. Those charts identified will be flagged for possible inclusion in the study. The receptionist will give the prospective subject a copy of the consent to read while they are in the waiting room. Once they are taken back to the room, the investigator will review the study with them. If they are agreeable, they will sign the consent and a copy will be given to them and a copy will be scanned into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). The investigator will then notify the unblinded investigator,…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 21+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Knee pain with diagnosis of osteoarthritis/osteoarthrosis * Weight-bearing x-rays within the last year adequate to assess Kellgran-Lawrence OA stage * Age \> 21 * English proficiency sufficient to complete surveys * Willing to complete follow-up surveys Exclusion Criteria: * Prior knee injection in last 3 months * Knee surgery within the last year * Contraindications to Cortisone, Ketorolac, or local anesthetic * Uncontrolled diabetes * Systemic steroid use in last 3 months * BMI \> 50 * Non-ambulatory * Known kidney disease * Current opioid use
Interventions
- DrugTriamcinolone acetonide-Ketorolac-Ropivacaine
Experimental for Osteoarthrosis of the Knee. One randomized injection to intraarticularly into affected knee at time of randomization
Location
- United Health Services Sports Medicine DepartmentVestal, New York