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Q In patients receiving intra-articular corticosteroid injections (IACSIs), is the reciprocating procedure device (RPD) more effective than the conventional syringe?
Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★★☆ Rheumatology ★★★★★★☆IM/Ambulatory care ★★★★☆☆☆
METHODS
Design:
randomised controlled trial (RCT).
Allocation:
{concealed*}†.
Blinding:
blinded {data analysts and data safety and monitoring committee}†.*
Follow up period:
2 weeks.
Setting:
{rheumatology clinic in the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA}†.
Patients:
104 patients (mean age 52 y, 82% women) who had a swollen, painful large (hip, knee) or intermediate sized joint (shoulder, ankle, wrist); rheumatoid arthritis, idiopathic monarthritis, osteoarthritis, reactive arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, or acute gout; and required IACSIs for usual medical care. …