Actively Recruiting
Radiotherapy Compared to Corticosteroid Injection for Treatment of Hand Osteoarthritis
Led by Mayo Clinic · Updated on 2026-04-24
165
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
93 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this research is to compare low-dose radiotherapy to corticosteroid injection for treatment of hand/wrist osteoarthritis.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Radiotherapy Compared to Corticosteroid Injection for Treatment of Hand Osteoarthritis
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patient at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Age 50 years or older
- Mild, moderate, or severe hand osteoarthritis confirmed by X-rays within the last 24 months
- Hand osteoarthritis pain with a Visual Analog Scale score of 40 or higher
- Ability to complete study questionnaires
You will not qualify if you...
- Previous surgery to the affected hand(s)
- Autoimmune joint diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis
- Active hand conditions like stenosing tenosynovitis or Dupuytren's contracture
- Recent injury to the affected hand within the past month causing pain
- History of gout or pseudogout flare in the affected hand(s)
- Use of opioid pain medications or oral steroids within the last 3 months
- Fibromyalgia or central sensitization syndrome
- Corticosteroid injection or other hand injection within the past 3 months
- Low-dose radiotherapy to the hand within the past 3 months
- Poorly controlled diabetes with HbA1c greater than 10%
- Active infection
- Current pregnancy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
T
Tochukwu Iyke-Nzeocha
CONTACT
M
Melissa Wang, M.A., CCRP
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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