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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/05/014227 [Registered on: 30/05/2018] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 25/05/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of injection of steroid vs hypertonic dextrose in knee for pain relief in patients of knee arthritis 
Scientific Title of Study   A comparitive study of intraarticular injection of steroid vs prolotherapy for pain relief in patients of osteoarthritis knee 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Shashank Kumar  
Designation  JR 2 
Affiliation  KGMU  
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, KGMU, Lucknow

Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH
226003
India 
Phone  9161929088  
Fax    
Email  shash672009@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Sarita Singh 
Designation  Additional Professor 
Affiliation  KGMU  
Address  Departmemt of Anaesthesiology, KGMU, Lucknow

Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH
226003
India 
Phone  8318120314  
Fax    
Email  saritacsmmu@rediffmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Shashank Kumar  
Designation  JR 2 
Affiliation  KGMU  
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, KGMU, Lucknow

Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH
226003
India 
Phone  9161929088  
Fax    
Email  shash672009@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Self 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Shashank Kumar 
Address  Room no. 202 F, Gautam Buddha Hostel, KGMU, Lucknow 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Shashank Kumar   King Georges Medical University  Pain Clinic, Department of Anaesthesiology, KGMU
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
9161929088

shash672009@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
King Georges Medical University Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Patients with osteoarthritis knee grade I, II and III,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  25% Dextrose  8 ml of 25% dextrose intraarticularly at 0, 1 and 2 months 
Comparator Agent  Not applicable   Not applicable  
Intervention  Triamcinolone acetonide  Dose 40mg with 1 ml plain lignocaine at 0, 1 and 2 months intraartcularly in knee joint 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Knee osteoarthritis grade I, II and III Patients with VAS > 5 Platelet count < 1.5 lakh 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients giving negative consent. Inflammatory arthritis. History of recent surgery or intraarticular injection of steroid or hyaluronic acid in last 3 months. Patients on active anticoagulant therapy. Liver or haematological/coagulation disorders. Active local site infection/malignancy  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Alternation 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
VAS score for pain assessment
Quality of life by Mc gill questionarre, dose of rescue analgesia, repetition of doses of rescue analgesia  
At 0, 1 week, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
None  Not applicable  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="56"
Sample Size from India="56" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   24/02/2018 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   Not yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   This prospective randomised single blinded study is to compare pain relief with  intraarticular injection of triamcinolone acetonide (steroid) with prolotherapy (25% dextrose) in knee. The patients will be divided into two groups. Group A will be given steroid and group B will be given 25% dextrose intraarticularly in knee. The primary outcome measured will be Visual Analogue Scale at 0 hours to 6 months at monthly interval.  
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