The Effectiveness of Dextrose Prolotherapy in Patients With Coccydynia
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
In this prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blinded study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of Dextrose Prolotherapy injections in patients with coccydynia.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Patients with coccydynia lasting longer than 6 months,
• Those unresponsive to at least 6 months of conventional conservative treatment methods,
• Those with coccygeal tenderness on palpation,
• Patients aged between 18 and 65 years.
Locations
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Turkey
Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
RECRUITING
Istanbul
Contact Information
Primary
Ekin I Sen, Assoc.Prof.
ekinozgorgu@gmail.com
+902124142000
Backup
Serhat Yavuz
serhatyavz@gmail.com
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-06-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-11-15
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Active_comparator: Dextrose Prolotherapy
Coccyx injection: Using a sterile 27-gauge syringe (dental needle), a total of 10 cc of solution (5 cc of 30% dextrose + 4 cc of physiological saline + 1 cc of 1% lidocaine solution) will be injected perpendicularly to the surface at the previously marked attachment points of the sacrococcygeal-sacro-tuberous ligaments to the sacrum and along the entire coccyx.
Active_comparator: Physiological Saline
Saline + lidocaine group injection protocol: Using a sterile 30-gauge syringe (insulin needle), a total of 10 cc of solution (5 cc of physiological saline + 5 cc of 1% lidocaine solution) will be injected into the previously marked tendon attachment points on the bone.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Istanbul University