Adding Triamcinolone Improves Viscosupplementation: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Adding triamcinolone to viscosupplementation: one year outcome of randomized trial

OBJECTIVE: This is an extended follow-up of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate if the addition of triamcinolone to viscosupplementation could alter one-year pain and function of viscosupplementation alone. This is a Level I Therapeutic study (See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence). METHODS: In a previously reported study we prospectively enrolled 104...

Prospective randomized clinical trial: single and weekly viscosupplementation

OBJECTIVE To compare two different dosages of an intermediate molecular weight sodium hyaluronate (HA) (Osteonil(®)-TRB Pharma) assessing whether a single 6 ml application of this HA has the same effectiveness as the classical three-weekly 2 ml dose. METHODS 108 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomized into two groups of 54 patients each. The groups were designated "single" (S) and "...

The Effect of Adding Synbiotics to Polyethylene Glycol in Childhood Functional Constipation: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study

Background This study aimed to determine effects of synbiotics on treatment of functional constipation in children aged 2-10 years old. Materials and Methods This randomized single blind clinical trial study carried out on children who had functional constipation based on the Rome III criteria. The  polyethylene glycol + synbiotic group (P+S group, n=38)received the synbiotic with polyethylene ...

Does Adding Dexamethasone to Clomiphene Citrate Improve Ovulation in PCOS Patients? A Triple - Blind Randomized Clinical Trial Study

comparative efficacy of topical curcumin and triamcinolone for oral lichen planus: a randomized, controlled clinical trial

objectives : lichen planus (lp) is a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disease. its treatment is often symptomatic and includes topical and systemic corticosteroids. although corticosteroid therapy is usually successful, it has side effects and thus, an alternative treatment is favorable. the aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of topical curcumin and triamcinolone for treatment of o...