# Corticosteroid Injection for Common Upper Extremity Problems

> **NCT00438672** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Massachusetts General Hospital** · enrollment: 64 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Lateral Elbow Pain

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Placebo Injection
- **DRUG:** Steroid (dexamethasone) Injection

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00438672
- **Lead sponsor:** Massachusetts General Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2003-04
- **Primary completion:** 2010-05
- **Final completion:** 2010-05
- **Target enrollment:** 64 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2012-05-28


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00438672

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00438672, "Corticosteroid Injection for Common Upper Extremity Problems". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00438672. Licensed CC0.

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