Safety and Effectiveness of transcatheter arterial micro-embolization as a treatment for ulnar collateral ligament injuries in baseball players refractory to conservative treatment

Safety and Effectiveness of transcatheter arterial micro-embolization as a treatment for ulnar collateral ligament injuries in baseball players refractory to conservative treatment - TAME for baseball player with resistant UCL Injuries

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000025017

Enrollment

Registered

2016-11-29

Start date

2016-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Ulnar collateral ligament injuries in baseball player refractory to conservative treatment

Interventions

Transcatheter arterial micro-embolization

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Baseball player 2.Diagnosed as UCL injuries by physical examination and confirmed by MRI 3.The patients who can not perform pitching due to his/her pain. 4.The patients who failed to improved his/her symptoms by nonoperative management for more than 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The patients whose chief complain is not pain The patients who are not available for 1 year follow up the patients who have history of Allergy to contrast enhanced

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of adverse events	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Rates of return to play Rates of return to the same level of play or higher The change of Pain NRS scores The Change of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Shoulder and Elbow Score The Change of Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score The change of Pitching Velocity The change of Number of Full strength throwing per day The change of MRI findings The change of US findings	—

Countries

Japan,Asia(except Japan),Europe

Contacts

Public ContactYuji Okuno

Edogawa Hospital Musculoskeletal Intervention Center

okuno@edogawa.or.jp03-3673-1221

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026