Could your own blood ease chronic shoulder pain?

NCT ID NCT07448285

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compares two treatments for chronic shoulder pain: injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) made from your own blood, versus standard steroid shots. Both groups also do personalized exercises. The goal is to see if PRP provides better and longer-lasting pain relief. The trial involves 86 adults aged 35-75 with shoulder pain lasting at least 3 months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a longer-lasting, non-steroid option for chronic shoulder pain, reducing the need for repeated steroid shots.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively small trial (86 people), and PRP may not prove better than the current standard treatment. Results may not apply to all shoulder pain patients.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 3

Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.

Participants

About 86 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2026

Expected to finish

Apr 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

35 to 75 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients between 35 and 75 years of age, both inclusive. * Presence of pain in the affected shoulder for 3 or more months. * Body Mass Index (BMI) values between 20 and 27 kg/m2, including both values. * Confirmed diagnosis of chronic shoulder pain associated with rotator cuff tendinopathy, following an unfavorable response to standard treatment with analgesics and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for 4-6 weeks. * Patients who agree to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Confirmed diagnosis of complete rotator cuff tear. * Patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (connective tissue diseases and systemic necrotizing vasculitis). * Patients with diabetes mellitus. * Patients with hematological disorders (thrombopathy, thrombocytopenia, anemia with Hb\<9 g/dl). * Patients undergoing immunosuppressive treatment at the time of inclusion. * Patients undergoing treatment with intramuscular corticosteroids in the 3 months prior to the first administration of the trial treatment. * Patients undergoing treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (more than 10 consecutive days at usual doses), opioids, or oral corticosteroids during the 15 days prior to treatment in the study. * Patients with severe heart disease. * Patients with active cancer or cancer diagnosed in the last 5 years. * Patients who are taking a drug in clinical trials or have participated in any clinical trial (with an authorized or unauthorized product) in the 30 days prior to randomization. * Patients with any physical, social, or psychological condition that, in the opinion of the investigators, may affect the patient's participation in the trial or the validity of the data obtained from their participation in it. * Pregnant women. * Breastfeeding women. * Women of childbearing age\* who are unable or unwilling to use contraceptive methods with a failure rate of \<1% per year (bilateral tubal ligation, hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone-releasing intrauterine devices, and copper intrauterine devices) during the four-week treatment period.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hospital Universitario Basurto

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Bilbao, Bizkaia, 48013, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Cruces

    RECRUITING

    Barakaldo, Bizkaia, 48903, Spain

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