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A study to compare the efficacy of platelet rich plasma versus dextrose for management of rotator cuff tear with shoulder joint pain.

Phase 4
Conditions
Health Condition 1: M751- Rotator cuff tear or rupture, notspecified as traumatic
Registration Number
CTRI/2019/03/018230
Lead Sponsor
ESI Institute of Pain Management
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1) Refractory to 2 month conservative treatment

2) Diagnosis confirmed by MRI

Exclusion Criteria

1) Patient refusal.

2) Bleeding diathesis and preoperative platelet count <125,000 or less likely

3) RC tears secondary to fracture and dislocations, patients with an associated

dislocation at the time of study

4) RC tears that underwent prior surgical repair or revision arthroscopy

5) preexisting conditions associated with upper extremity pain, including impingement,

arthritis, ongoing infection, carpal tunnel syndrome, cervical neuropathy, other

nerve pathologies, local malignancy, and systemic disorders (uncontrolled diabetes,

hypothyroidism), gross shoulder instability.

6) problems with follow-up and patients in another on-going trial that would interference with the assessment of the primary or secondary outcomes

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain in Numeric Rating ScaleTimepoint: Before injection, After 8 weeks and 12 weeks of injection
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of Life assessed by University of California at Los Angeles Shoulder scale (UCLA)Timepoint: Before injection, After 8 weeks and 12 weeks of injection
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