Efficacy of Intra-articular Injections for the Treatment of Primary Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis(GHOA)

NCT ID: NCT04949087

Last Updated: 2025-11-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-13

Study Completion Date

2027-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of intra-articular corticosteroid injections versus platelet-rich plasma injections for non-operative treatment of primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis. The efficacy of intra-articular injections, outside of hyaluronic acid, for the treatment of glenohumeral OA is not known, yet these treatments are commonly used with hopes of providing patients with symptomatic relief that can hopefully delay or prevent the need for shoulder arthroplasty. This study will help elucidate the therapeutic benefit of corticosteroid and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections in this patient population.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Arthritis Shoulder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators
Double-blinded, randomized

Study Groups

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Corticosteroid Injection Group

80mg Depo-Medrol and 8cc Lidocaine ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Glenohumeral Injection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patients who enroll will be randomized into an injection group, and then will undergo the specified injection at one time point only.

Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection Group

15cc blood draw in Arthrex Autologous Conditioned Plasma (ACP) kit and processed per manufacturer instructions Ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection of isolated PRP

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Glenohumeral Injection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patients who enroll will be randomized into an injection group, and then will undergo the specified injection at one time point only.

Interventions

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Glenohumeral Injection

Patients who enroll will be randomized into an injection group, and then will undergo the specified injection at one time point only.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient ≥18y.o. of age
* Primary glenohumeral arthritis (bone on bone or near bone on bone) that has been previously diagnosed on radiographs and clinical evaluation.
* Baseline pain level of VAS \>4

Exclusion Criteria

* Secondary causes of arthritis (i.e. septic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, rotator cuff arthropathy, post-traumatic arthritis)
* Ipsilateral shoulder surgery within 1 year
* Any glenohumeral joint injection within 3 months
* Allergy to lidocaine
* Known pregnancy
* Workers compensation case regarding shoulder
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Rush University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Carla M Edwards, PhD

Role: CONTACT

312.563.5735

Facility Contacts

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Carla M Edwards, PhD

Role: primary

312-563-5735

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

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ORA 18060603

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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