# Intra-Articular Dexamethasone to Prevent Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Study

> **NCT02318433** · EARLY_PHASE1 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Mayo Clinic** · enrollment: 43 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Distal Radius Fracture
- Osteoarthritis

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexamethasone
- **DRUG:** Saline

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02318433
- **Lead sponsor:** Mayo Clinic
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** EARLY_PHASE1
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2014-12
- **Primary completion:** 2019-07-19
- **Final completion:** 2019-07-19
- **Target enrollment:** 43 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-04-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02318433

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02318433, "Intra-Articular Dexamethasone to Prevent Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Study". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02318433. Licensed CC0.

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