Status:
UNKNOWN
Is There a Mechanistic Reason for the Response or Non-response to Isometric Exercise in Tendinopathy?
Lead Sponsor:
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Conditions:
Tendinopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-45 years
Brief Summary
In early phase tendinopathy, isometric exercises are seen as ideal to provide pain relief to patients. This approach is mainly based on a paper by Rio et al (2016), where they found that isometric exe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- Clinical diagnosis of patellar tendinopathy, consisting of
- pain located at the proximal part of the patellar tendon
- painful at palpation the proximal part of the patellar tendon
- Numeric Rating Scale \> 1/10 with squat on decline (20°) board
Exclusion
- previous treatment for patellar tendinopathy
- rupture of patellar tendon on ultrasound
- unclear differential diagnosis with patellofemoral pain
- concomitant neuromuscular disorders
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03848598
Start Date
August 1 2019
End Date
July 1 2020
Last Update
February 22 2019
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospitals
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000