Cortisone Injection vs Trigger Point Dry Needling Fin the Treatment of Greater Trochanter Pain Syndrome: A Pilot Study

Phase 4 Completed 50 enrolled Scott and White Hospital & Clinic

RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if trigger point dry needling (TDN) is as effective as cortisone injection (CI) in reducing pain and improving function in patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS).

Timeline

Start: 2013-02
Primary completion: 2015-07
Completion: 2015-07

Publications

Brennan KL, Allen BC, Maldonado YM. Dry Needling Versus Cortisone Injection in the Treatment of Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: A Noninferiority Randomized Clinical Trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Apr;47(4):232-239. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2017.6994. Epub 2017 Mar 3.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Cortisone acetate	Other / unclassified	—	—

Indications

No indication recorded.