Botulinum Toxin Type A Versus Saline Trigger Point Injections for Myofascial Pelvic Pain

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a change in patient-reported pelvic pain following pelvic floor injections of 200 units of Botox compared with 20cc of normal saline.

Timeline

Start

2013-07

Primary completion

2018-03-09

Completion

2019-06

Publications

• Dessie SG, Von Bargen E, Hacker MR, Haviland MJ, Elkadry E. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of onabotulinumtoxin A trigger point injections for myofascial pelvic pain. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Nov;221(5):517.e1-517.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.06.044. Epub 2019 Jun 27.

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