Intra-articular Platelet-Rich Plasma for Acetabular Labral Tears

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Conditions studied: Acetabular Labrum Tear

In brief

Platelets are small cells found in the blood that help form clots and stop bleeding. Platelet-rich plasma is blood that contains more platelets than normal and can be given to help people with pain. Tears of the Labrum to the hip (the cartilage "suction cup" that holds the ball to the socket of the hip) cause hip pain. The study wants to see if a portion of the patient's blood, the platelets, will help relieve hip pain and function. Participation requires completing surveys by email, text message, in person, and/or by telephone. Medical tests will also be done to track the health of participants.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06332352
Run by: University of Utah
People needed: 30
Starts: 2024-03-20
Expected to finish: 2026-03-01
Last updated by the study team: 2026-06-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 49. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

Age ≤49 years old (i.e., 18 - 49 years old)
Hip or groin pain with at least 1 positive provocative labral hip maneuver (i.e., Flexion, Adduction, Internal Rotation (FADIR) test, subspine impingement test, scour)
Radiographs with Tonnis grade < 2 (i.e., 0 or 1)
MRI or MRA hip with evidence of acetabular labral tear
Failure of at least 6 weeks of conservative management [i.e., activity modification, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and/or physical therapy (PT), other intra-articular injection etc.]
Prior diagnostic ultrasound guided hip injection with anesthetic-only providing ≥50% pain relief

You may not qualify if…

Any prior surgery to the affected hip
Imaging with evidence of avascular necrosis of the affected hip
Imaging with evidence of hip dysplasia (i.e. lateral center edge angle of ≤20 degrees)
Alpha angle of ≥55 degrees of the affected hip
Intra-articular hip injection within the last 6 months to the affected hip of any injectate with the exception of anesthetic
Active systemic infection requiring antibiotics or local infection at the site of the injection
Any prior intra-articular infection of the affected hip
Any prior fracture of the affected femur or pelvis
Blood dyscrasia or malignancy
Non-ambulatory patients
Patient seeking care with active litigation pending
Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2
Systemic inflammatory arthropathy
Oral steroids consumed within the last three months

Where it is running

University of Utah - Department of Orthopaedics — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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