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Non-Surgical Treatment for Rotator-Cuff Tears Using Platelet-Rich-Plasma
The goal of this project is to identify an effective and conservative approach to treating partial thickness rotator cuff tears (PTRCT) that otherwise would end with a surgical correction needed.
Details
| Lead sponsor | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
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| Phase | NA |
| Status | TERMINATED |
| Enrolment | 11 |
| Start date | 2014-07 |
| Completion | 2021-03 |
Conditions
- Partial Tear of Rotator Cuff
- Tendinopathy of Rotator Cuff
Interventions
- PRP injection into PTRCT
- Subacromial steroid bursal injection
Primary outcomes
- Diagnostic Ultrasound — 6 months post procedure
Comparing baseline diagnostic ultrasound for structural changes. An initial diagnostic ultrasound image was obtained to demonstrate a tear of the supraspinatus tendon, a key tendon of the rotator cuff. Once a tear of this tendon was confirmed, patient were delegated to one of the study arms and proceeded to the injection phase of the study. Two subject's data (within the PRP group) is incomplete as these subjects were lost to follow up and do not have completed 6 month follow up ultrasound imaging to review.
Countries
United States