NCT03676205

Platelet-Rich Plasma in Acute Muscle Injuries

Randomized Clinical Trial About the Therapeutic Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) for the Treatment of Acute Muscular Injuries in Football Players.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 41 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injection in muscle injuries. The investigators check football players in the acute phase of hamstrings or quadriceps injuries. Efficacy and safety are evaluated. There are two intramuscular infiltration of PRP (Ortho pras ® system) or a homeopathic product (Traumeel ®) in each of the football players. The number of days between the date of injury and the return to play, the pain, the recurrence and the adverse reactions are registered.

Detailed description

STUDY DESIGN: Randomized Clinical Trial. METHODS: 41 football players are included in the study. It is used randomly PRP injection or a homeopathic product in muscle injuries (hamstring), in the early stage (first 48-72 hours). One week later, the investigators do a second infiltration with the same product, always ultrasound guided. 3-4 weeks after the injury, different variables are evaluated: the injurie with ultrasounds , self-perception test, muscle strength, flexibility, jump and run. It is compared the elapsed time in days in each of the groups: RETURN TO PLAY. Furthermore, the PAIN, RECURRENCE RATE and ADVERSE REACTIONS are evaluated.

Conditions

• Muscle Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BIOLOGICAL	PRP	Platelet-Rich Plasma
OTHER	Traumeel	Homeophatic Treatment

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-10-03
• Primary completion: 2019-04-08
• Completion: 2020-01-08
• First posted: 2018-09-18
• Last updated: 2020-01-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain