The purpose of this study is to compare the number of days it takes for a sport participant to return to play between ultrasound guided intramuscular corticosteroid injections and platelet-poor plasma (PPP) injections for thigh muscle injuries.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
Only drug in the study
Only biologic in the study
Andrews Research and Education Foundation
Gulf Breeze, Florida, United States
Return to Play
Number of days required for a patient to resume full, unrestricted, and asymptomatic participation in sports following the injection.
Time frame: Up to 1 year
VAS Pain Scale
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores will be collected and analyzed at the following time points: immediately post-procedure, 24 hours, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 1 year after the procedure. The Visual Analog Scale is a pain measurement to be obtained from the patient that ranges from 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (worst pain you can ever imagine).
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Modified BAMIC
A secondary endpoint of this study includes characterization of the thigh injury using a modified version of the British Athletics Muscle Injury Classification (BAMIC) system.
Time frame: Pre-Injection
Peak Strength
Comparison of peak strength between the injured and uninjured thigh using a digital handheld dynamometer at the time of return-to-play clearance
Time frame: Up to 1 year post-injection
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