Trial | NCT00757289  Report issue

Title

Platelet-rich-plasma Treating Tennis Elbow
Use of Platelet-rich-plasma to Treat Tennis Elbow, A Blinded and Randomized Single Center Study

  • Phase

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Completed No Results Posted

  • Indication/Condition

    Pain

  • Study Participants

    106
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.
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 Started
Aug 31
2007
Primary Completion
Jan 31
2008
Study Completion
Jan 31
2009
Last Update
May 19
2017

Biological PRP Injection

PRP Injection

Biological Corticosteroid Injection

Corticosteroid Injection

1 Experimental

PRP injection

2 Active Comparator

Corticosteroid Injection

Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:
No Results Posted