Platelet-rich-plasma Treating Tennis Elbow

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain
• Interventions: Biological: PRP Injection; Biological: Corticosteroid Injection

• Registration Number: NCT00757289
• Lead Sponsor: Zimmer Biomet

Brief Summary

The study is to compare the efficacy of autologous platelet concentrate injections to corticosteroid injection in patients suffering from tennis elbow with respect to pain and function.

Detailed Description

Patients with chronic plantar fasciitis will be allocated randomly to have a steroid injection or an autologous platelet concentrate injections. Data will be collected before the procedure, 4, 8, 12, 26 weeks and 1 year after the procedure. The main outcome measures of this study are pain and function measured with questionnaires.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-08
• Primary Completion: 2008-01
• Study First Submitted: 2008-09-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-09-22
• Study First Posted: 2008-09-23
• Study Completion: 2009-01
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 106

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient with chronic epicondylitis lateralis who do not react to conservative treatment and therefore are send to the orthopedic surgeon

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	PRP Injection	PRP injection
2	Corticosteroid Injection	Corticosteroid Injection

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Score - Pain	4months,12 months,24months & 52 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Complications	Anytime
DASH	4months,12months,24months & 52 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Elisabeth ziekenhuis; 🇳🇱 Tilburg, Netherlands