The effect of local injection of methylprednisolone acetate on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis among patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is a common clinical entity for which the most effective treatment is local corticosteroid injection (LCI). There are no studies on the effect of LCI among patients with GTPS on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The present study recruited nonselected patients diagnosed with GTPS. After consenting, participants received low dose (1 μg) of adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) stimulation test at 09:00. Immediately following the test, participants received a LCI of 80 mg of methylprednisolone acetate at the greater trochanteric region. The ACTH stimulation test was repeated 1, 2, 4, and 6 weeks following the LCI. Cortisol samples were obtained at just prior to (basal) and 30 min (post-stimulation) following every ACTH stimulation test. Serum cortisol levels of <500 μmol/l obtained 30 min following the ACTH stimulation test were considered evidence of secondary adrenal insufficiency. The study enrolled 22 patients, 21 of whom completed participation. There were 19 female participants (~90%), and mean age of all the participants was 55.2 ± 8.6 years. Four participants showed evidence of secondary adrenal insufficiency, which was observed only at weeks 1 and 2 following the LCI. Mean serum cortisol level among these four participants 30 min following the ACTH stimulation test was 354 μmol/l, with a range of 268-430 μmol/l. LCI of 80 mg of methylprednisolone acetate in the greater trochanteric area among patients with GTPS was associated with transient secondary adrenal insufficiency in ~20% of the patients, mainly 1 week following the injection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Clinical rheumatology - 36(2017), 4 vom: 24. Apr., Seite 959-963

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Habib, George [VerfasserIn]
Elias, Shada [VerfasserIn]
Abu-Elhaija, Muhanned [VerfasserIn]
Sakas, Fahed [VerfasserIn]
Khazin, Fadi [VerfasserIn]
Artul, Suheil [VerfasserIn]
Jabbour, Adel [VerfasserIn]
Jabaly-Habib, Haneen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

43502P7F0P
9002-60-2
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome
Hydrocortisone
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
Journal Article
Local corticosteroid injection
Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone Acetate
Methylprednisolone acetate
Secondary adrenal insufficiency
WI4X0X7BPJ
X4W7ZR7023

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Date Completed 07.08.2017

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10067-016-3517-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM26745337X