Main Category: Stem Cell Research
Article Date: 28 Jun 2013 – 2:00 PDT
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A new first-in-man study that will explore the treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy based on successful stem cell treatments already used in horses will shortly be underway.
Achilles Tendinopathy causes excruciating pain in the heel and affects more than 85,000 people a year in the UK. Currently, the main treatment for this condition is physiotherapy, although surgery is eventually considered by up to half of patients. However this involves prolonged time off work and has unpredictable outcomes.
University College London. “Horse Stem Cell Treatment Leads The Way For First-In-Man Tendinopathy Study.” Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 28 Jun. 2013. Web.
6 Jul. 2013. <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262600.php>
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Lil Shortland, Chief Executive of the UK Stem Cell Foundation which is funding the study, said: “This is an exciting study that will take a tried and tested treatment for horses to see if it will also work on humans. If successful, the study will inform the design of a larger randomised controlled clinical trial that will examine the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the treatment before it becomes a new mainstream regenerative medicine.”
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