Cheap shot: Low-Cost PRP injection eases joint pain in hemophilia patients
NCT ID NCT06543368
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a low-cost version of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections could safely ease joint pain and swelling in people with bleeding disorders like hemophilia. Fourteen adults with joint damage received the injection and were followed for 6 months. The goal was to see if a cheaper method could still provide relief without expensive equipment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients of any adult age with symptomatic hemarthropathy of the ankle, knee, or elbow, based on radiographs within the last 24 months. * Patients must have failed at least six weeks of conventional conservative treatments (such as medication or physical therapy). Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria will include recent (last two years) surgery to the affected joint, prior joint replacement. * Prior orthobiologic injection into the affected joint. * Thrombocytopenia * Inability to receive factor prior to PRP injection. * Active systemic or local infection at the site of injection, * Non-ambulatory patients * Body mass index (BMI) over 50 * Recent (six month) or current corticosteroid injection/intake. Patients with hemarthropathy in multiple joints will be eligible for up to 2 joints if multiple fit the criteria.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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