View clinical trials related to Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP).
Filter by:The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of adding PRP or Sham PRP injection to ESWT treatment in patients with lateral epicondylitis on pain, muscle strength, functional activities, quality of life and work activities, and to determine the superiority of the treatments over each other.
Plantar fasciitis (PF) is the one of the most common orthopaedic problem resulting in heel pain. Previous evidence suggests that Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injection has better outcome in the long run as compared to the local steroid injection (SI). Although over the past many years, steroid injection was considered as the choice of treatment after the failure of conservative treatment methods, PRP therapy has shown promising results in the treatment of plantar fasciitis now-a-days. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of PRP injection compared with Steroid injection in the treatment of Plantar Fasciitis. A hospital-based randomized clinical trial study will be carried out to compare the efficacy of the therapeutic effect between steroid injection and Platelet Rich Plasma injection in plantar fasciitis. A representative sample size of 78 patients aged 18 years to 60 years suffering from plantar fasciitis with failed conservative treatment will be intervened. The American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) and the visual analog scale (VAS) scoring system will be recorded pre- and post-injection phases at 3 months and 6 months period. Statistical analyses will be performed using independent t-test and Mann Whitney U test to compare between the two means. The outcome of this study will help to guide the physicians to choose the better therapeutic approach among the patients suffering from plantar fasciitis.
Objective Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is widely utilized in the treatment of sports injuries with favorable outcomes. However, potential systemic effects after localized PRP injection are unclear at present. Design: prospective randomized study Methods Twenty-four Taiwanese male athletes with tendinopathy were randomized into a PRP group (n = 13) or a saline group (n = 11).