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Status unknownNCT05134181Updated Nov 24, 2021

Ultrasound Guided Intra-sacroiliac Joint Injection: Methylprednisolone Versus Triamcinolone

A Phase 2 interventional study of sacroiliac joint injection in Sacroiliac Joint Arthritis, sponsored by Mansoura University. Status unknown at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-11-24.

Sponsored by Mansoura University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Nov 2021), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 3 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Aug 2021, registered Nov 2021).
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
45
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Intra-articular steroids have been also practiced since a long time. These agents have a better and safer profile as compared to oral drugs in terms of adverse effects/contraindications of the later. Moreover, Intra-articular steroids impart a better pain relief by delivering and also delays any surgical intervention thereby improving the patient's quality of life.

Without imaging, intra-articular injection has been shown in only 22% of patients so ultrasound, fluoroscopic imaging and computerized tomographic (CT) are required to ensure accuracy. Comparing to other guidance, ultrasound guided injection provides easy, safe, accurate, non-invasive, inexpensive imaging and lacking exposure to radiation.

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Technique of ultrasound-guided intra-articular SIJ injection:

On arrival to recovery room, an IV line will be secured, ringer solution will be infused, O2 mask with 3l/min oxygen will be supplemented and RBS will be measured. Intervention will be done at complete aseptic conditions by ultrasound at frequency of 4-5 MHz patient in prone position. The ultrasound transducer will be oriented in a transverse orientation at the level of the sacral hiatus. Here the sacral cornuae are identified. Moving the transducer laterally from here, the lateral edge of the sacrum is now identified. This bony edge is

followed in a cephalad direction with the transducer maintained in a transverse orientation. A second bony contour, the ileum, is now identified. The cleft between both bony contours represented the sacroiliac joint. This will be found at 4.5 cm depth. Real-time imaging will be used to direct a 22G spinal needle into the SIJ, where 2% lidocaine and triamcinolone or methylprednisolone will be injected under direct vision.The needle will be removed, a sterile dressing will be applied .then patient lay down at supine position at least 30 minutes with blood pressure ,pulse ,O2 saturation and adverse effect monitoring .

If the pain will be ≥ 4, NSAID will be given to control the pain in the form of 20 mg piroxicam once daily after meal.

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Conditions studied

  • Sacroiliac Joint Arthritis

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In context

Sacroiliitis

42 studies on the registry are indexed under Sacroiliitis; 11 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 45 is close to the median of 48 across 28 interventional studies indexed under Sacroiliitis.

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Lead sponsor

Mansoura University is the lead sponsor of 1,119 studies on the registry; 183 are open to participants now.

Of its 9 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age between 50 - 70 years of both gender,
  • sacroiliac pain with at least 3 of the 5 provocative tests are positive,
  • pain did not relieved by the conservative therapy (rest, ice/heat, topical menthol, lidocaine patch, pelvic belt, physical therapy and NSIAD) for 4 weeks,
  • positive diagnostic test 2 ml lidocaine 2% intra-articular SIJ injection one day before the procedure are included in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The exclusion criteria are patient refusal,
  • history of diseases,
  • bleeding or coagulation disorders,
  • sacroiliac pain of multiple sources,
  • local skin infection,
  • septic joint, osteomyelitis,
  • renal patients (Serum Creatinine >1.8 ),
  • decompensated liver diseases,
  • local ,
  • psychiatric disorders affecting co-operation,
  • previous history of chronic opioid use,
  • intra articular sacroiliac injection within previous three months,
  • negative diagnostic test,
  • allergy or to any of the study medications
  • diabetes mellitus, type II with history of poor glycemic control
  • morbid obesity ( > 40 ).
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Immunosuppression

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Cancer (malignancy)

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Hypersensitivity

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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Care provider)
Enrollment
45 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Group MTP

    will receive ultrasound-guided intra-articular SIJ injection with 40 mg of methylprednisolone with a uniform dose of 2 mL of 2% lidocaine hydrochloride.

    Drug: sacroiliac joint injection

  • Active comparator
    - Group TMC

    will receive ultrasound-guided intra-articular SIJ injection with 40 mg of Triamcinolone acetonide with a uniform dose of 2 mL of 2% lidocaine hydrochloride .

    Drug: sacroiliac joint injection

Interventions

  • Drugsacroiliac joint injection

    Intervention will be done at complete aseptic conditions by ultrasound at frequency of 4-5 MHz patient in prone position. The ultrasound transducer will be oriented in a transverse orientation at the level of the sacral hiatus. Here the sacral cornuae are identified. Moving the transducer laterally from here, the lateral edge of the sacrum is now identified. This bony edge is followed in a cephalad direction with the transducer maintained in a transverse orientation. A second bony contour, the ileum, is now identified. The cleft between both bony contours represented the sacroiliac joint. This will be found at 4.5 cm depth. Real-time imaging will be used to direct a 22G spinal needle into the SIJ, where 2% lidocaine and triamcinolone or methylprednisolone will be injected under direct vision.The needle will be removed, a sterile dressing will be applied

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. numerical rating scale at rest and during motion (standing up from a seated position, during stair climbing and walking)

    numerical rating scale from 0 = no pain to 10 maximum pain

    Time frame: before injection

  2. numerical rating scale at rest and during motion (standing up from a seated position, during stair climbing and walking)

    numerical rating scale from 0 = no pain to 10 maximum pain

    Time frame: after 2 weeks from injection

  3. numerical rating scale at rest and during motion (standing up from a seated position, during stair climbing and walking)

    numerical rating scale from 0 = no pain to 10 maximum pain

    Time frame: after 1 month from injection

  4. numerical rating scale at rest and during motion (standing up from a seated position, during stair climbing and walking)

    numerical rating scale from 0 = no pain to 10 maximum pain

    Time frame: after 2 months from injection

  5. numerical rating scale at rest and during motion (standing up from a seated position, during stair climbing and walking)

    numerical rating scale from 0 = no pain to 10 maximum pain

    Time frame: after 3 months from injection

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of life

    Euroqol group 5 dimension 5 level (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire

    Time frame: before injection

  2. Quality of life

    Euroqol group 5 dimension 5 level (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire

    Time frame: after one month of injection

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 24, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05134181
Responsible party
Nevert Adel (assist. prof. of anesthesia and pain management, Mansoura University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 24, 2021
Start date
Aug 1, 2021
Primary completion
Aug 1, 2022 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 1, 2022 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 24, 2021

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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