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Rotator Cuff TearPhase 2NCT03300531

Impact of Autologous Pure Platelet-rich Plasma in the Treatment of Tendon Disease

A Phase 2 study testing Ultrasound-guided pure platelet-rich-plasma (P-PRP) injection, Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injection and Ultrasound-guided Compound betamethasone injection in people with Rotator Cuff Tear and Lateral Epicondylitis, run by Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

This is a randomized parallel controlled double-blind phase 2 clinical study.All subjects are recruited from the patients of rotator cuff tear, lateral epicondylitis or chronic achilles tendonitis. Patients will be randomly divided into three groups. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 90 years
What is being tested?
Ultrasound-guided pure platelet-rich-plasma (P-PRP) injection, Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injection and Ultrasound-guided Compound betamethasone injection
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
540 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Dec 2017to 31 Dec 2021
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • clinically diagnosed as rotator cuff tear, lateral epicondylitis or chronic achilles tendonitis;
  • symptom duration is over 3 months, non-steroidal drug treatment , rehabilitation treatment and other conservative treatment is invalid;
  • patient that can understand the clinical trials and signed the informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • patient that underwent other injection treatment within 6 weeks
  • some associated diseases (such as arthritis, synovitis, entrapment of related nerve, radiculopathy to the target lesion, generalized pain syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, pregnancy, impaired sensibility, paralysis, history of allergic or hypersensitive reaction to bovine-derived proteins or fibrin glue)
  • patient that enrolled other clinical trials within 3 months
  • history of drug/alcohol addiction, habitual smoker

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

Weiliang Shen, Doctor contact

+86-13757101563

wlshen@zju.edu.cn

About this study

Official title: Autologous Pure Platelet-rich Plasma in the Treatment of Tendon Disease:A Randomized Controlled Trial

This is a randomized parallel controlled double-blind phase 2 clinical study.All subjects are recruited from the patients of rotator cuff tear, lateral epicondylitis or chronic achilles tendonitis. Patients will be randomly divided into three groups. Autologous pure platlet-rich plasma (P-PRP) and platlet-rich plasma (PRP) are purified from the peripheral blood .Patients of case groups will receive P-PRP or PRP injection once a week for three times while the control group received the same dose compound betamethasone injection. Follow up visit will occur at 1 month,3 months, 6 months,12 months after the last injection. Clinical quantitative assessment will measure by the visual analogue scale(VAS). The secondary outcomes are the constant-murley score(CMS) and the rating scale of the American shoulder and elbow surgeons(ASES) and the disability of arm shoulder and hand(DASH). The objective evaluation methods is that the examination of MRI or ultrasound were accomplished before the first injection and at 6 and 12 months afterwards.

Read the detailed description

All injection will be done under ultrasound guidance.

Being tested
Ultrasound-guided pure platelet-rich-plasma (P-PRP) injection, Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injection, Ultrasound-guided Compound betamethasone injection
Keywords
Pure Platelet-rich Plasma, Randomized Controlled Trial
Medical subject headings
Rotator Cuff Injuries, Tennis Elbow

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Ultrasound-guided pure platelet-rich-plasma (P-PRP) injectionBiological

    Blood will be drawn, and tendon will be penetrated with dry needle under ultrasound guidance. Pure platelet-rich plasma will be injected into the tendon.Once a week for three times.

  • Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injectionBiological

    Blood will be drawn, and tendon will be penetrated with dry needle under ultrasound guidance. Platelet-rich plasma will be injected into the tendon.Once a week for three times.

  • Ultrasound-guided Compound betamethasone injectionDrug

    Tendon will be penetrated with dry needle under ultrasound guidance. Compound betamethasone will be injected into the tendon.Once a week for three times.

Study groups in NCT03300531
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
P-PRPExperimentalBlood will be drawn and pure platelet-rich plasma will be injected into the tendon.
Receives: Biological: Ultrasound-guided pure platelet-rich-plasma (P-PRP) injection
PRPExperimentalBlood will be drawn and platelet-rich plasma will be injected into the tendon.
Receives: Biological: Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injection
Compound betamethasoneActive comparator1ml dexamethasone mixed with 0.5-2ml of saline to achieve the same injection volume (which contains betamethasone dipropionate 5mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 2mg) )
Receives: Drug: Ultrasound-guided Compound betamethasone injection

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change from baseline in Visual Analog Scale(VAS) at 3, 6 and 12 weeks

    Pain on activity will be evaluated by VAS

    Measured: Baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks after intervention

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Constant-Murley Score(CMS)

    Functional score of the shoulder

    Measured: Baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks after intervention

  2. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) Shoulder Score

    Functional score of the shoulder

    Measured: Baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks after intervention

  3. The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand(DASH) Score

    Functional score of the shoulder

    Measured: Baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks after intervention

  4. Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Achilles questionnaire (VISA-A)

    Functional score of the achilles tendon

    Measured: Baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks after intervention

  5. Adverse events

    Adverse events to evaluate the safety

    Measured: From baseline through study completion, an average of 3 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Oct 2017
  2. Study start1 Dec 2017 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2021 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
540 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03300531
Sponsor's protocol ID
2017.N0.003
Status last verified
Sep 2017
First submitted
28 Sep 2017
Last updated
9 Oct 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Karjalainen TV, Silagy M, O'Bryan E, Johnston RV, Cyril S, Buchbinder R. Autologous blood and platelet-rich plasma injection therapy for lateral elbow pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Sep 30;9(9):CD010951. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010951.pub2.

    PubMed 34590307

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Ultrasound-guided pure platelet-rich-plasma (P-PRP) injection, Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injection and Ultrasound-guided Compound betamethasone injection in people with Rotator Cuff Tear and Lateral Epicondylitis, run by Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Oct 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Weiliang Shen, Doctor (+86-13757101563, wlshen@zju.edu.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change from baseline in Visual Analog Scale(VAS) at 3, 6 and 12 weeks (time frame: Baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks after intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03300531, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Oct 2017.

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