Use of Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy for Acute Ankle Sprains in the Emergency Department

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Sprain of Ankle

In brief

This research study hopes to determine whether or not platelet rich plasma therapy improves healing time of moderate to severe ankle sprain in comparison to standard of care therapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01518335

Run by

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network

People needed

38

Starts

2009-06-01

Expected to finish

2012-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• severe ankle sprain
• X-ray completed

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy/breastfeeding
• Police custody
• active infection
• metastatic disease/tumors
• History of thrombocytopenia
• Allergy to ester or amine anesthetics
• On anticoagulant medication
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Known coagulopathy

Where it is running

• Einstein Healthcare Network — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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