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A Study on the Effect of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) on Osteoarthritis in the Thumb Base

A Study on the Effect of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) on Osteoarthritis in the Thumb Base

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100 years and younger
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Phase N/A

Overview

Randomized comparison between Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and placebo (Saline) for thumb base.osteoarthritis.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Arthritis in the thumb base.
  • Radiological Eaton Littler class 1-3.
  • Clinical signs of thumb base osteoarthritis: pain at palpation of the CMC-1 joint and pain during provocation/grinding test.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Ongoing infection in the hand or wrist.
  • History of gout or pseudo gout.
  • Inability to co-operate with the follow-up protocol (language difficulties, severe psychiatric disorder, cognitive impairment, drug addiction).
  • Intra-articular injection in the affected joint within 6 months.
  • Eaton Littler class 4 (STT joint involved).

Study details
    Thumb Osteoarthritis

NCT04218591

Karolinska Institutet

16 February 2024

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