Trial reportClinical rheumatology2019
Glucocorticoid injections for greater trochanteric pain syndrome: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled (GLUTEAL) trial.
Trial report in Clinical rheumatology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- The efficacy of gluteal tendinopathy treatments: A systematic review.Clinical rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- What factors influence pain scores following Corticosteroid injection in patients with Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome? A systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Exercise Treatments with or without Adjuncts for Common Lower Limb Tendinopathies: A Living Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- The effect of corticosteroid injection in the treatment of greater trochanter pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
- A narrative review on greater trochanteric pain syndrome: diagnostic imaging and non-surgical treatments.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2026Review
- Comparison of the effects of ultrasound-guided steroid injection and anatomic landmark-guided injection on pain and disability in greater trochanteric pain syndrome.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2024Article
- The role of the greater trochanter pain syndrome in lumbar degenerative disc disease surgery.International orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Current and future advances in practice: tendinopathies of the hip.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2024Review
- Comparison of shock wave therapy and corticosteroid injection in the treatment of greater trochanteric pain syndrome: A single-blind, randomized study.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- An EDucation and eXercise intervention for gluteal tendinopathy in an Irish setting: a protocol for a feasibility randomised clinical trial (LEAP-Ireland RCT).HRB open research · 2023Article
- Clinical indications for image-guided interventional procedures in the musculoskeletal system: a Delphi-based consensus paper from the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR)-part IV, hip.European radiology · 2022Review
- [Avulsion injuries of the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus muscles].Der Unfallchirurg · 2021Review
- Reply to the letter by Prof. Rothschild. DOI: 10.1007/s10067-019-04560-y.Clinical rheumatology · 2019Article
- Elusive trochanteric bursitis relief.Clinical rheumatology · 2019Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Small observational studies suggest that local glucocorticoid (GC) injection may be effective in the management of the greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS). The objective was to perform the first randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of local GC injection in the management of GTPS. The trial was conducted between November 2011 and May 2015. Inclusion criteria included lateral hip pain (LHP) for greater than 1 month, a LHP score of ≥ 4/10 and typical LHP reproduced by palpation of the greater trochanter. Participants were randomised in a 1:1 ratio to injection with a combination of local anaesthetic and GC (intervention) or injection with normal saline solution (placebo). The primary outcome of interest was the difference in pain intensity at 4 weeks post-injection between the two groups. Patients were followed for 6 months. A total of 46 patients were included. There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of pain reduction at 1 month (p = 0.23). When including all measures in the first 4 weeks and using multilevel regression, there was a trend towards improvement in pain scores in favour of the intervention group (p = 0.08). There were no significant differences in pain scores between groups at 3 and 6 months. In the management of GTPS, local glucocorticoid injections are of no greater efficacy than injection of normal saline solution. Given the lack of long-term improvement and the potential for cortisone-related side effects, this intervention is of limited benefit.
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