Testing Corticosteroid with Band-Aid against a placebo for total knee anthroplasty
Official title: COntralateral CorticoSTeroid Injection in Total Knee Arthroplasty
COSTI: COntralateral CorticoSTeroid Injection in Total Knee Arthroplasty - A Triple Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial Pilot Study
- Phase 1
- 2 groups
- One site, in Toronto
- Recruiting
Interventions
- Medication
Corticosteroid Injection - 80mg methylprednisolone (total volume 2ml) with 6 mL of 1% Bupivacaine without epinephrine (Total Volume 8 mL).
Corticosteroid Injection - 80mg methylprednisolone (total volume 2ml) with 6 mL of 1% Bupivacaine without epinephrine (Total Volume 8 mL).
- Other intervention
Band-Aid
Band-Aid
Canadian Sites (1)
1 of 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for15 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +Contralateral knee OA quantified as: Kellgren and Lawrence grade \>2-4
- +Patients 18 years of age and older
- +Primary osteoarthritis diagnosis with indication for primary elective unilateral TKA
- +No previous contralateral knee injections (steroids/biologics) within one year of study
- +Not scheduled for bilateral TKA or a subsequent staged contralateral TKA within the next six months
- +No previous or active infection or trauma (osseous/ligamentous/extensor mechanism) on the contralateral knee
- +Contralateral knee pain \& symptoms - defined as a VAS of \>4/10 at initial pre-op visit
- +Assessed by PIPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more → (AK) who will not be contributing any patients to the study through examination of blinded knee radiographs (3 views: AP/lateral/Sunrise)
- +Patient is able to read and understand English and provide informed consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more → to participation in the study
Exclusion
- −Other aetiologies of OA that warrants TKA (inflammatory or post traumatic arthritis)
- −Cognitive impairment (dementia, Alzheimer's, uncontrolled delirium) which will prevent patients from completing primary outcome measurePrimary endpointThe single main question the study is designed to answer.Read more → or comply with follow-upFollow-upContinued check-ins after the treatment part is finished.Read more → requirements
- −Previous TKA or ORIF or nailing on either knee
- −Previous or active knee infection or extensor mechanism disruption
- −Previous arthroscopy on either knee
- −Medical contraindication to elective TKA surgery
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a way to improve comfort and quality of life alongside other care.
Phase 1Phase 1The earliest stage of human testing, in a small group, focused on safety.Read more →/2 — a combined study that starts with early safety and continues into what the treatment does.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
- designModule.phases
Who receives what
There are 2 groups in this study.
Group A receives Corticosteroid Injection - 80mg methylprednisolone (total volume 2ml) with 6 mL of 1% Bupivacaine without epinephrine (Total Volume 8 mL)..
Registry label: A: Group A - Corticosteroid Injection
Group B, the shamSham procedureA procedure made to feel like the real one, without the active step.Read more → group, receives Band-Aid.
Registry label: B: Group B - Band-Aid Placement
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].label
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
You, the study team, and the people analysing the results would all be kept unaware of which group you are in until the study ends.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
One group receives a sham procedureSham procedureA procedure made to feel like the real one, without the active step.Read more → — one made to feel like the real thing but without the active step.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 60 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around August 2027.
The main measurement is taken over: 4-, 8-, 12-weeks and 1-year post-surgery.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Oxford Knee Score (OKS) — measured over 4-, 8-, 12-weeks and 1-year post-surgery.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT06809998 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About Corticosteroid Injection - 80mg methylprednisolone (total volume 2ml) with 6 mL of 1% Bupivacaine without epinephrine (Total Volume 8 mL).Drug
Corticosteroid Injection - 80mg methylprednisolone (total volume 2ml) with 6 mL of 1% Bupivacaine without epinephrine (Total Volume 8 mL).
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Band-AidOther
Band-Aid
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a other is here: An intervention the registry did not place in another category.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study includes a shamSham procedureA procedure made to feel like the real one, without the active step.Read more → comparison — a procedure made to feel like the real one, without the active step.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
You, the study team, and the people analysing the results would all be kept unaware of which group you are in until the study ends.
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: 4-, 8-, 12-weeks and 1-year post-surgery.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2027-08-30.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 60 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists one location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
Through a triple-blinded randomized control trial, the primary purpose of this pilot study is to assess the efficacy of administering peri-operative contralateral corticosteroid injection in patients undergoing TKA. The secondary outcome was to assess the effect of contralateral corticosteroid injection on pain and functional outcomes of patients undergoing TKA.
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