Table 3.

Effectivenness of PRP in adhesive capsulitis.

Study	Study design	Patients enrolled					Outcome	Use of PRP
		Total	PRP	CS	UT	Control
Aslani et al. (61)	CR	1					60% improvement of diurnal shoulder pain. Two-fold improvement for ROM and more than 70% improvement for function	+
Ünlü et al. (62)	RCT	32	17			15	L-PRP was effective in both pain and disability and improved ROM	+ (L-PRP)
Barman et al. (63)	PCS	55	28	27			P-PRP was more effective than CS in terms of improving pain, disability, and ROM in 12 weeks FU	+ (P-PRP)
Lee et al. (64)	CLSCS	30	15	15			P-PRP decreased pain and improved shoulder ROM and function comparable with that of a corticosteroid	+ (P-PRP)
Kothari et al. (65)	RCT	180	62	60	58		Single injection of PRP (preparation not defined) is effective and better than CS or ultrasonic therapy	+
Çaliş et al. (66)	ICS	9					Significant improvements in VAS scores, Shoulder Pain and Disability Index scores and ROM in all time points when compared with baseline	+

+, support the use of PRP.

CLSCS, controlled laboratory study and cohort study; CR, case report; FU, follow-up; ICS, interventional case series; PCS, prospective cohort study; UT, ultrasound therapy.