Effect of Chromium on Blood Sugar After Sacroiliac Joint Injection

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate whether oral chromium supplementation can decrease steroid-induced hyperglycemia in diabetic patients undergoing ultrasound-guided sacroiliac joint injections through a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Timeline

Start

2024-06-03

Primary completion

2025-01

Completion

2025-05

Publications

• Background Fatoye F, Gebrye T, Odeyemi I. Real-world incidence and prevalence of low back pain using routinely collected data. Rheumatol Int. 2019 Apr;39(4):619-626. doi: 10.1007/s00296-019-04273-0. Epub 2019 Mar 8.
• Background Simopoulos TT, Manchikanti L, Singh V, Gupta S, Hameed H, Diwan S, Cohen SP. A systematic evaluation of prevalence and diagnostic accuracy of sacroiliac joint interventions. Pain Physician. 2012 May-Jun;15(3):E305-44.
• Background Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, Spindler MF, McAuley JH, Laslett M, Bogduk N. Systematic review of tests to identify the disc, SIJ or facet joint as the source of low back pain. Eur Spine J. 2007 Oct;16(10):1539-50. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0391-1. Epub 2007 Jun 14.
• Background Manchikanti L, Boswell MV, Singh V, Benyamin RM, Fellows B, Abdi S, Buenaventura RM, Conn A, Datta S, Derby R, Falco FJ, Erhart S, Diwan S, Hayek SM, Helm S, Parr AT, Schultz DM, Smith HS, Wolfer LR, Hirsch JA; ASIPP-IPM. Comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for interventional techniques in the management of chronic spinal pain. Pain Physician. 2009 Jul-Aug;12(4):699-802.
• Background Habib GS, Miari W. The effect of intra-articular triamcinolone preparations on blood glucose levels in diabetic patients: a controlled study. J Clin Rheumatol. 2011 Sep;17(6):302-5. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31822acd7c.
• Background Hart L. Corticosteroid and other injections in the management of tendinopathies: a review. Clin J Sport Med. 2011 Nov;21(6):540-1. doi: 10.1097/01.jsm.0000407929.35973.b9.
• Background Stepan JG, London DA, Boyer MI, Calfee RP. Blood glucose levels in diabetic patients following corticosteroid injections into the hand and wrist. J Hand Surg Am. 2014 Apr;39(4):706-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.01.014.
• Background Even JL, Crosby CG, Song Y, McGirt MJ, Devin CJ. Effects of epidural steroid injections on blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes mellitus. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 Jan 1;37(1):E46-50. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31821fd21f.
• Background Botwin KP, Gruber RD, Bouchlas CG, Torres-Ramos FM, Freeman TL, Slaten WK. Complications of fluoroscopically guided transforaminal lumbar epidural injections. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2000 Aug;81(8):1045-50. doi: 10.1053/apmr.2000.7166.
• Background Donatti TL, Koch VH, Takayama L, Pereira RM. Effects of glucocorticoids on growth and bone mineralization. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2011 Jan-Feb;87(1):4-12. doi: 10.2223/JPED.2052. Epub 2011 Jan 13. English, Portuguese.
• Background Duclos M, Guinot M, Colsy M, Merle F, Baudot C, Corcuff JB, Lebouc Y. High risk of adrenal insufficiency after a single articular steroid injection in athletes. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2007 Jul;39(7):1036-43. doi: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31805468d6.
• Background Iwamoto T, Kagawa Y, Naito Y, Kuzuhara S, Kojima M. Steroid-induced diabetes mellitus and related risk factors in patients with neurologic diseases. Pharmacotherapy. 2004 Apr;24(4):508-14. doi: 10.1592/phco.24.5.508.33355.
• Background Lotan R, Oron A, Anekstein Y, Shalmon E, Mirovsky Y. Lumbar stenosis and systemic diseases: is there any relevance? J Spinal Disord Tech. 2008 Jun;21(4):247-51. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31813707af.
• Background Jeffcoate WJ, Game F, Cavanagh PR. The role of proinflammatory cytokines in the cause of neuropathic osteoarthropathy (acute Charcot foot) in diabetes. Lancet. 2005 Dec 10;366(9502):2058-61. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67029-8. Epub 2005 Aug 10.
• Background Xu G, Pierson CR, Murakawa Y, Sima AA. Altered tubulin and neurofilament expression and impaired axonal growth in diabetic nerve regeneration. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2002 Feb;61(2):164-75. doi: 10.1093/jnen/61.2.164.
• Background Aleem AW, Syed UAM, Nicholson T, Getz CL, Namdari S, Beredjiklian PK, Abboud JA. Blood Glucose Levels in Diabetic Patients Following Corticosteroid Injections into the Subacromial Space of the Shoulder. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2017 Sep;5(5):315-321.
• Background Suksomboon N, Poolsup N, Yuwanakorn A. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of chromium supplementation in diabetes. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2014 Jun;39(3):292-306. doi: 10.1111/jcpt.12147. Epub 2014 Mar 17.

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