PLT and Steroid in Lateral Epicondylopathy and Supraspinatus Calcific Tendinopathy (NCT05648032) | Clinical Trial Compass
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PLT and Steroid in Lateral Epicondylopathy and Supraspinatus Calcific Tendinopathy
Taiwan180 participantsStarted 2022-10-06
Plain-language summary
PLT vs. steroid vs. PLT + steroid, which treatment is most effective in lateral epicondylitis (or tennis elbow) and supraspinatus calcific tendinitis.
Who can participate
Age range25 Years – 65 Years
SexALL
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Lateral epicondylitis
Inclusion Criteria:
* Tenderness at lateral epicondyle more than 3 months
* Ultrasound-confirmed lateral epicondylopathy
* Pain VAS ≥ 3/10 during wrist resistive extension
* No treatment response to NSAID and physiotherapy
Exclusion Criteria:
* Pregnancy or lactation
* Carpal tunnel syndrome (the same arm) in one year
* Cervical radiculopathy
* Taking NSAID in one week
* Receiving PRP or steroid injection in one month
* History of bacteremia, cellulitis or skin ulcer in three months
* Rheumatoid arthritis
* Malignancy
* Poorly controlled diabetets mellitus (DM), liver and kidner diseases
* Severe anemia (Hb\<5)
* Thrombocytopenia
* History of tennis elbow surgery
* History of elbow trauma
Supraspinatus calcific tendinis
Inclusion Criteria:
* Hawkins-Kennedy test or empty can test, one of which is positive
* Ultrasound-confirmed (calcification \> 2mm)
* Pain VAS ≥ 3/10 over right deltoid area more than 3 months
* No treatment response to NSAID and physiotherapy
Exclusion Criteria:
* Pregnancy or lactation
* Carpal tunnel syndrome (the same arm) in one year
* Cervical radiculopathy
* Taking NSAID in one week
* Receiving PRP or steroid injection in one month
* History of bacteremia, cellulitis or skin ulcer in three months
* Rheumatoid arthritis
* Malignancy
* Poorly controlled DM, liver and kidner diseases
* Severe anemia (Hb\<5)
* Thrombocytopenia
* History of shoulder surgery
* History of shoulder trauma
What they're measuring
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Lateral elbow pain and shoulder pain (worst in the last one week)