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Radiation or steroids? new study tests better pain relief for arthritic hands

NCT ID NCT07217405

Symptom relief Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compares two treatments for hand and wrist osteoarthritis pain: low-dose radiotherapy and corticosteroid injections. Researchers want to see which works better at reducing pain and improving hand function. The study involves 165 adults aged 50 and older with moderate to severe hand osteoarthritis.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 4

Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.

Participants

About 165 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2025

Expected to finish

Oct 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

50 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN * Age 50 years or older * Mild, moderate, or severe hand OA (Kellgren and Lawrence classification grade 2, 3, or 4) on hand radiographs within the last 24 months * Hand OA pain with a minimum VAS score relating to hand pain of ≥40 (on a 100-point scale) when using the affected hand * Ability to complete study questionnaires Exclusion Criteria: * History of previous surgery to the affected hand(s) * Autoimmune joint disease such as rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis * Active confounding hand condition such as stenosing tenosynovitis or Dupuytren's contracture * Recent injury (within last 1 month) to the affected hand causing current pain * History of crystalline arthritis (gout or pseudogout) flare in the affected hand(s) * Active use of opioid pain medication(s) or oral steroids within the last 3 months * Fibromyalgia or central sensitization syndrome * Hand CSI or other hand injection within the past 3 months * History of hand LDRT within the past 3 months * Poorly controlled diabetes (HbA1c \> 10%) * Active infection * Current pregnancy

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

osteoarthritis osteoarthritis susceptibility 2 osteoarthritis, hand

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Osteoarthritis hand Osteoarthritis wrist

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    RECRUITING

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

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