Partial thickness rotator cuff tear. Rotator cuff tear or rupture, not specified as traumatic
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Injection of 0.5 ml of vitamin C and 2.5 ml of platelet-rich plasma will be performed under ultrasound guidance in the subacromial space during two periods with an
Sponsors
Yazd University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Men and women between 18 and 70 years old Patients who had been diagnosed for 6 months Patients with PTRCTs located in the supraspinatus tendon diagnosed via MRI.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Elderly patients over 70 years of age Rotator cuff tears following fracture and trauma History of revision arthroscopy or previous reconstructive surgery History of PRP injection or other drug interventions, including intra-articular corticosteroid injection Pregnant patients History of mental disorders, cardio-cerebrovascular disease Shoulder pain induced by non- rotator cuff tear Patients treated with drugs that interfere with vitamin C Presence of active infection Hemoglobin <7.0 g?dl or platelets < 150,000?µL
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity score of patients on visual analog scale. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: American shoulder and elbow surgeons questionnaire,.;Constant Score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention), 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Constant Score. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analog scale. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study , 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: American shoulder and elbow surgeons questionnaire,.;Constant Score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study , 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Constant Score. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemeh Mohammadi Vahedi
Yazd University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed