Comparative effectiveness of ultrasound-guided injection with either autologous platelet rich plasma or glucocorticoid for ultrasound-proven lateral epicondylitis: a three-arm randomised placebo-controlled trial

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1049823

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Tennis elbow is a common condition affecting both men and women. It causes pain, disability, often inability to work and high health costs. The best treatment is uncertain but injection of a small quantity of a person’s own platelet rich plasma (PRP) appears to be a promising new treatment that has not yet been properly tested. We will perform a randomised, controlled trial to determine the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of PRP injection to see if it is better than either placebo or corticosteroid injection.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $518,631.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Rehabilitation and Therapy (excl. Physiotherapy)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

corticosteroid treatment | cost-effectiveness | lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow) | musculoskeletal disorders | platelets | randomised controlled trial (RCT) | treatment evaluation

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