Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of iEVs Injection in Treating Lateral Epicondylitis of Humerus

NCT ID: NCT07111325

Last Updated: 2025-08-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-07-01

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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Evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived extracellular vesicle (iEV) injection in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis of the humerus.

Detailed Description

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Lateral epicondylitis refers to pain at the lateral epicondyle of the humerus caused by chronic traumatic tendinopathic changes in the origin and insertion of the common extensor tendon on the lateral side of the elbow joint, which result from long-term and repeated loading.

This randomized controlled study aims to observe whether extracellular vesicles derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iEVs) can promote the improvement of inflammatory status in injured extensor tendons and alleviate clinical symptoms. The study design will evaluate the efficacy by assessing changes in patients' pain, grip strength, and elbow joint function after treatment with the injection, and compare the efficacy with that of the control groups.

This is an interventional, single-center clinical study. The study plans to adopt a block randomization method without stratification. A randomization list will be generated separately for each research center by a computer, and participants will be randomly assigned to the experimental group, positive control group, and negative control group. There will be 6-12 cases in the experimental group, and 3-6 cases in each of the two control groups.

Conditions

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Lateral Epicondylitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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iEV-high

1X10\^10/ml

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

iEV

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

induced pluripotent stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles

immobilization

Intervention Type OTHER

immobilization

iEV-Low

1X10\^9/ml

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

iEV

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

induced pluripotent stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles

immobilization

Intervention Type OTHER

immobilization

PRP

PRP

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

PRP

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

PRP injection

immobilization

Intervention Type OTHER

immobilization

Control

Group Type OTHER

immobilization

Intervention Type OTHER

immobilization

Interventions

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iEV

induced pluripotent stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

PRP

PRP injection

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

immobilization

immobilization

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis by clinical symptom examination and MRI or ultrasound, without obvious tendon tear;
* Unilateral lateral elbow pain lasting for more than 12 weeks;
* Pain is provoked by at least 2 of the following methods, with a pain VAS score exceeding 3: maximum grip strength, palpation of the lateral epicondyle of the elbow and surrounding area, resisted dorsiflexion of the wrist or middle finger, or stretching of the forearm extensor muscles under a pain-free grip state;
* Having received physical therapy or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug treatment with poor efficacy;
* Individuals with independent behavioral capacity, who have signed the informed consent form themselves.

Exclusion Criteria

* Complaints of ipsilateral muscle pain caused by other reasons in the past 6 months;
* Presence of ipsilateral neurogenic, inflammatory, or systemic joint diseases;
* A history of previous lateral epicondylitis (LET) surgery in the past 6 months;
* Subjects deemed unsuitable for participating in the trial due to other conditions, as judged by the researcher;
* MRI showing that the injury has involved the lateral collateral ligament, with concurrent cartilage damage.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Shanghai 6th People's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jian Ding

Doctor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Shanghai Sixth hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Facility Contacts

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Jian Ding, Dr.

Role: primary

+86 021 64369181

Other Identifiers

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2024-052

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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