Comparison of Steroid, PRP,and PRP Plus Hyaluronic Acid Injection for Rotator Cuff Lesions.

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Conditions studied: Rotator Cuff Lesions

In brief

Rotator cuff tear is a common cause of shoulder pain. Steroids, hyaluronic acid (HA), and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections are becoming popular for the treatment of chronic rotator cuff partial tear. The investigators plan to evaluate the effect of the new product of PRP combined with HA on the rotator cuff and prove its benefit of pain control and function recovery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06237647

Run by

Tien-Ching Lee

People needed

80

Starts

2023-02-17

Expected to finish

2027-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-03-05

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• A. Shoulder pain for at least 1 months
• B.partial-thickness tear diagnosed by MRI or Echo
• C.age between 20 and 85 years old

You may not qualify if…

• A. inflammatory disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, etc.
• B. pregnancy
• C. known malignancy
• D. hematologic disease (or hemoglobin <10 g/dl, platelet <150.000 ul)
• E. history of shoulder infection
• F. history of shoulder surgery
• G. prior steroid injection for 3 times or more
• H. full-thickness tear
• I. other shoulder problems, such as osteoarthritis, fracture malunion, etc.
• J. subjects who cannot comply with the protocol of study
• K. The shoulder pain area has been treated with PRP for less than 3 months

Where it is running

• Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital — Kaohsiung City, Sanmin, Taiwan (enrolling)

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