Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy (PNT) Versus Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) With PNT in the Treatment of Chronic Tendinosis

NCT ID: NCT01833598

Last Updated: 2020-12-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-09-30

Study Completion Date

2019-06-30

Brief Summary

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Tendinopathy is a clinical syndrome of chronic pain and tendon degeneration that impairs a person's ability to perform daily activities and recreation. Traditional conservative treatments include activity modification, exercises, ice/heat, and medications and corticosteroid injection. A newer treatment is percutaneous needle tenotomy (PNT), in which the affected area is repetitively needled to disrupt pathological tissue and induce bleeding. This turns a nonhealing chronic injury into an acute injury with enhanced healing capability. Another is Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), whereby patients' own platelets are injected into the affected area, also activating growth factors. There has been promising research in these tendinopathy treatments but more research is needed.

The investigators plan to expand on prior studies to identify a reproducible and efficacious treatment for chronic tendinopathy to reduce pain and improve function and quality of life. Our goal in this study is to assess the efficacy of ultrasound guided (USG) PNT versus PNT with peritendinous PRP as a treatment for chronic tendinopathy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Tendinopathy

Keywords

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Chronic tendinopathy platelet rich plasma tendonitis percutaneous tendon tenotomy pain shoulder knee ankle foot

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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PNT + PRP

percutaneous needle tenotomy with peritendinous platelet-rich plasma injection

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

PNT + PRP

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The PNT + PRP group will undergo needle tenotomy under direct and continuous ultrasound guidance with even distribution of PRP into the peritendinous area(s) of PNT around the affected tendon.

PNT alone

percutaneous needle tenotomy alone

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

PNT alone

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The PNT group will undergo needle tenotomy under direct and continuous ultrasound guidance local anesthesia into the affected tendon. 10 minutes after the injection, the ultrasound machine probe will be passed over the areas treated both to evaluate for any structural changes and for any complications.

Interventions

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PNT + PRP

The PNT + PRP group will undergo needle tenotomy under direct and continuous ultrasound guidance with even distribution of PRP into the peritendinous area(s) of PNT around the affected tendon.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

PNT alone

The PNT group will undergo needle tenotomy under direct and continuous ultrasound guidance local anesthesia into the affected tendon. 10 minutes after the injection, the ultrasound machine probe will be passed over the areas treated both to evaluate for any structural changes and for any complications.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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percutaneous needle tenotomy with peritendinous platelet-rich plasma injection percutaneous needle tenotomy alone

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* aged 18-100 years
* pain (≥ 5/10 pain on the VAS) that is a direct result of tendinosis as determined by history of injury and study team member physician's best judgment and review of medical records, imaging studies, etc.
* Tendinosis will be confirmed by clinical and ultrasonographic examination by the PI
* ≥3 months of pain after injury that has failed conservative treatments or after corticosteroid (CSI) (must be 3 months after CSI to avoid theoretical tendon rupture)

Exclusion Criteria

* taking coumadin or other anti-coagulant or anti-platelet medication
* known coagulopathy or bleeding dyscrasia
* current or recent fluoroquinolone prescription
* prior PNT or PRP for the affected tendon(s)
* known systemic illness such as vasculitis, an autoimmune or an inflammatory disease, or uncontrolled diabetes
* presence of other musculoskeletal injury or tendon rupture in the region
* currently are or plan to become pregnant during the study.

* Patients taking aspirin or NSAIDs are not excluded.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jonathan Kirschner, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Locations

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Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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HSS 2015-189

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2015-189

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id