Status:
UNKNOWN
Eccentric Exercise for Chronic Mid-portion Achilles Tendinopathy
Lead Sponsor:
Queen Margaret University
Conditions:
Achilles Tendon
Tendinopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Chronic pain and disability are unfortunately common in Achilles tendon pain. Outcome after surgery is often poor. Also tendon pain can be resistant to treatment and may lead to cessation of hobbies o...
Detailed Description
Design: This project will be a prospective double-blinded randomised clinical controlled trial comparing a "standard" volume eccentric exercise program (Group I-Control) versus a participant determine...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Mid-portion Achilles tenderness on palpation or during/after activity 2-7cm proximal to insertion of a month or more duration
- Wish to return to previous level of function
- Tendon thickening 2-7cm proximal to insertion may or may not be present. Although associated with Achilles tendinopathies it is not required for diagnosis
- 18-70 years of age
- Ability to give informed written consent
Exclusion
- Indeterminate diagnosis
- Tendon insertion pain
- Recent fracture of the affected lower limb (within the last 12 months)
- Presence of bursitis
- Less than one month of symptoms
- Previous surgical intervention near the Achilles tendon (within the last 12 months)
- Previous experience of eccentric loading
- Sudden onset of symptoms suggesting partial rupture rather than tendinopathy
- Previous tendon rupture
- Steroid injection near the Achilles tendon in the last month
- Presence of rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, or other systemic disorders; radiculopathy etc. that could significantly contribute to posterior ankle pain
- Congenital or acquired deformities of the knee or ankle
- Inability to complete eccentric exercises
- Inability to understand spoken or written English
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
52 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01225497
Start Date
November 1 2010
End Date
February 1 2011
Last Update
October 21 2010
Active Locations (1)
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NHS Forth Valley
Falkirk, United Kingdom, FK1 2 AU