Platelet-rich Plasma Versus Corticosteroid Injection for the Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement

March 19, 2020 updated by: Tariq Awan, University of Michigan
The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical response of intra-articular platelet rich plasma (PRP) versus corticosteroid injection in patients affected by femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).

Study Overview

Detailed Description

This study will determine if PRP treatment of FAI improves (i) patient reported outcome scores and (ii) hip functional stability compared to standard corticosteroid treatment and if PRP treatment of FAI reduces (i) radiographic and (ii) biochemical markers of joint inflammation and cartilage degradation.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
        • University of Michigan Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with symptomatic FAI
  • Clinical and radiographic evidence of FAI
  • Patients able to provide consent to study participation
  • Completion of 6 weeks of physical therapy program

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Established Osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence > 3)
  • Minimum joint space > 2 mm as measured on AP radiograph
  • Hip dysplasia (center edge angle < 20° on AP radiograph)
  • Patients with clinically significant cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, endocrine disease, cancer or diabetes
  • Patients with ongoing infection including HIV and Hepatitis
  • Patient with history of osteomyelitis/septic arthritis
  • Anticoagulation therapy
  • Patients who are pregnant or breast feeding
  • Patients with systemic, rheumatic or inflammatory disease of the knee or chondrocalcinosis, hemochromatosis, inflammatory arthritis, arthropathy of the knee associated with juxta-articular Paget's disease of the femur or tibia, hemophilic arthropathy, infectious arthritis, Charcot's knee joint, villonodular synovitis, and synovial chondromatosis
  • Patients taking immunosuppressant medication
  • Patients with abnormal hematology or serum chemistry lab results
  • Patients receiving injection to treatment knee within 2 months of study enrollment
  • BMI greater than 35 or less than 20

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: platelet-rich plasma
platelet-rich plasma injection into the head-neck junction of the hip joint
platelet-rich plasma injection
Other Names:
  • PRP
Active Comparator: Kenalog 10 mg/mL Injectable Suspension
corticosteroid injection into the head-neck junction of the hip joint
4 mL corticosteroid injection

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Pain Score on the Visual Analog Scale
Time Frame: 12 months
VAS score is determined by measuring the distance (mm) on the 10-cm line between the "no pain" anchor and the patient's mark, providing a range of scores from 0-100. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity.
12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), Calculated as a Sub-score of the HOOS
Time Frame: 12 months

Measure Description: Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) is a hip-specific patient-reported outcome measure that has 5 subscales. Each subscale is score separately and ranges from 0-100, 100 = no disability, therefore higher values indicate a better outcome.

The WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities) index is used to assess patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee and contains 24 questions, targeting areas of pain, stiffness and physical function. The WOMAC measures five items for pain (score range 0-20), two for stiffness (score range 0-8), and 17 for functional limitation (score range 0-68). WOMAC total is the sum of the three components and it ranges from 0 to 96 points, being 96 the worst outcome.

The questions that are included in the WOMAC are a subgroup of questions that are included in the HOOS, so because of this the HOOS survey can also be used to calculate the WOMAC score for patients.

12 months
Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global Health Scale
Time Frame: 12 months

Global mental health measures mental health, quality of life, satisfaction with social activities and emotional problems. Global mental health scores range from 0 - 100, and higher scores indicate better mental health.

Global physical health measures overall physical health, physical function, pain and fatigue. Physical global health scores range from 0 - 100, and higher scores indicate better physical health.

12 months
Serum Biomarker Analysis: IFN-g, IL-6, MCP-1, MIP-1b, IL-1b, TNF-alpha, Highly Sensitive CRP, COMP.
Time Frame: 12 months
12 months
Change in Kellgren-Lawrence Classification Scores
Time Frame: 12 months
Calculated from anterior-posterior (AP) pelvis radiographs. Kellgren Lawrence grading system was intended to be utilized analyzing pre-treatment and post-treatment radiographs of the knee. Grading is from 1 to 4 with 1 being minimal to mild disease and 4 being end stage joint disease.
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Tariq M Awan, DO, University of Michigan

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 10, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

August 10, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 30, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 28, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

September 30, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 3, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 19, 2020

Last Verified

March 1, 2020

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Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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