Efficacy of Platelet Rich Plasma vs. Corticosteroid Injections for Treating Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2016-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The object of this study is to compare the effect of PRP versus Corticosteroid injection on pain in patients with Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome up to 12 months after treatment. It is believed that PRP will be as good as corticosteroids for short term pain relief, and will produce longer lasting pain reduction.

• Phase: Early Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: C.R.Darnall Army Medical Center
• Treatments: Triamcinolone; Triamcinolone Acetonide; Triamcinolone diacetate; Triamcinolone hexacetonide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Males or females ages 18 and older.

• Active duty soldiers and military health care beneficiaries.

• Have lateral hip pain in the region of the greater trochanter for at least 6 weeks and have done physical therapy.

• Reproducible pain on palpation of the greater trochanteric region.

• Tendinopathy diagnosed with ultrasound. The criteria is as follows: a well-defined hypoechoic area with partial tear or complete tendon rupture that is suggestive of a tendon tear. A hyperechoic intratendinous area with posterior acoustic shadowing suggestive of a calcification, or both

Exclusion Criteria:

• Received corticosteroid for the condition in last 6 months.

• History of surgery in affected hip.

• Allergy to Lidocaine.

• Allergy to Corticosteroid.

• Unavailable for follow up by telephone for 12 months after initial injection.

• Patients with broken skin or skin infections immediately overlying the area to be injected.

• Patients with complete tears of the gluteal tendons with retraction of the muscle and or tendon, as determined by ultrasound.

• If they are pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant during the study time. Because of the physiologic changes during pregnancy we cannot predict how Corticosteroids will affect the mother and the infant. Also, this will increase stress to an already immunocompromised state.

• Have not attended formal physical therapy