CompletedNot Applicable

The Effectiveness of the Combination of PRP and ESWT in Lateral Epicondylitis

Turkey (Türkiye)91 participantsStarted 2022-10-15

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis after physical examination
✓. No other pathology detected on direct radiography
✓. Complaints persisting for more than 3 months despite the application of other conservative treatment methods
✓. Patients accepting to give blood for PRP or sham injection and can tolerate elbow injection and extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT)

Exclusion criteria

✕. Not being able to fully cooperate with the study and inability to read and write,
✕. Injection (corticosteroid, PRP, etc.) treatment applied to the elbow area within three months,
✕. Previous surgery or ESWT treatment in the area to be treated,
✕. Pregnant women,
✕. Arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, crystal arthropathies),
✕. Those who have a history of direct trauma to the elbow and a history of fracture,
✕. Those with a history of malignancy,
✕. Bleeding diathesis,

What they're measuring

Change from baseline visual analog scale (VAS) elbow pain at 4th and 12th week

Timeframe: baseline and 12th week

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05602571

SponsorAfyonkarahisar Health Sciences University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-12-20

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