TPI Medication Comparison - Ketorolac, Lidocaine, or Dexamethasone

Summary

Hypothesis The main hypothesis of this study is that anti-inflammatory medications (ketorolac or dexamethasone) will provide longer-lasting and greater pain relief than just lidocaine in trigger point injections where a local twitch response is evoked at the time of the injection. Purpose/Specific Aims The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of three substances used in TPIs with a LTR identified at the time of the injection: a CS (dexamethasone), a NSAID (ketorolac), or only a local anesthetic (lidocaine).

Timeline

Start

2017-05-02

Primary completion

2019-05-01

Completion

2019-05-01

Publications

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