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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2017

Treatment of Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: Platelet-Rich Plasma or Exercise Therapy? A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Parisa Nejati, Armita Ghahremaninia, Farrokh Naderi, Safoora Gharibzadeh, Ali Mazaherinezhad

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Article in Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05248061 (Comparison of the Effects of Platelet-Rich Plasma Supplementary Exercise and Exercise Only on Pain, Muscle Strength, Functionality, and Quality of Life in Subacromial Impingement Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05248061 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of the Effects of Platelet-Rich Plasma Supplementary Exercise and Exercise Only on Pain, Muscle Strength, Functionality, and Quality of Life in Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of BeykentRan2022 to 2023Enrolled56ConditionsSubacromial Impingement SyndromeArmsGroup A, Group B
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Parisa NejatiRasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Armita GhahremaniniaRasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farrokh NaderiRasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Safoora GharibzadehResearch Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Ali MazaherinezhadMinimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRRasool Akram Hospital · IRPasteur Institute of Iran · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSubacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS) is the most common disorder of the shoulder. The evidence for the effectiveness of treatment options is inconclusive and limited. Therefore, there is a need for more evidence in this regard, particularly for long-term outcomes. HYPOTHESIS: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) would be an effective method in treating subacromial impingement. STUDY

designRandomized controlled trial; Level of evidence, 1.

methodsThis was a single-blinded randomized clinical trial with 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-up. Sixty-two patients were randomly placed into 2 groups, receiving either PRP or exercise therapy. The outcome parameters were pain, shoulder range of motion (ROM), muscle force, functionality, and magnetic resonance imaging findings.

resultsBoth treatment options significantly reduced pain and increased shoulder ROM compared with baseline measurements. Both treatments also significantly improved functionality. However, the treatment choices were not significantly effective in improving muscle force. Trend analysis revealed that in the first and third months, exercise therapy was superior to PRP in pain, shoulder flexion and abduction, and functionality. However, in the sixth month, only shoulder abduction and total Western Ontario Rotator Cuff score were significantly different between the 2 groups.

conclusionBoth PRP injection and exercise therapy were effective in reducing pain and disability in patients with SAIS, with exercise therapy proving more effective.

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exercise therapyPRPsubacromial impingement syndrome

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PMCPMC5439655
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