The Effect of Platelet Rich Plasma Injection Combined With Exercise Rehabilitation in Patients With Rotator Cuff Tear

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-02-06
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of platelet rich plasma combined with exercise therapy for patients with partial thickness rotator cuff tears.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
• Treatments: Hyaluronic Acid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 40 and 85 years old, without significant cognition impairment (MMSE>20)

• Shoulder pain score(NRS)> 5

• Partial tear of supraspinatus tendon, proved by ultrasonography or MRI

• Patients who signed informed consent

• Patients who agreed to stop using analgesics during the experimental period

Exclusion Criteria:

• Thrombocytopenia (platelets less than 15000 per microliter)

• Patient who is using anticoagulant or has history of coagulation dysfunction

• Uncontrolled infection

• End stage malignant disease

• Infection or other skin condition over injection site

• History of shoulder or humeral fracture, dislocation or operation

• Psychiatric problems that precludes informed consent or inability to read or write

• Other serious problems that preclude participation of the study