What is the evidence for corticosteroid injection for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (Hip)?
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Summary
Patient Population:
6 out of 8 studies (696 patient) reviewed the effects of corticosteroid injection for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome.
Intervention:
Corticosteroid injection (dosages range between 6 to 60mg) and local anaesthetic (5 of 6 studies)
Comparison:
Usual care, home training, Radial shockwave therapy (RSWT)
Outcome:
Pain (Non-pooled data review of individual studies)
1 month
- Corticosteroid injection (CSI) superior to RSWT and home training
3 months
- Corticosteroid injection (CSI) superior to Usual care
- Fluoroscopy-guided Corticosteroid injection (CSI) NOT superior to Landmark technique
12 months
- Corticosteroid injection (CSI) NOT superior to RSW and home training
15 months
- Corticosteroid injection (CSI) INFERIOR to home training
Guideline Recommendations
| Source | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| NO CURRENT GUIDELINES |
Outcomes Assessed
- Benefit
- Harm
- Inconclusive
CSI v. usual care, RSWT and home training (1-3 months)
Pain
CSI v. usual care, RSWT and home training (12-15 months)
Pain
Image guided CSI v. Landmark (3 months)
Pain
Participant Information
the sample size was 696 (all 8 studies)
their were 6 studies used.
