Percutaneous Bioelectric Current Stimulation (PBCS) in the treatment of chronic achillodynia - A multicenter, two-armed, randomized, controlled, clinical trial - PBCS-ACH3

MEOCLINIC GmbH0 个研究点目标入组 72 人开始时间: 2022年2月1日最近更新: 2024年8月19日

适应症

试验速览

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•1. medically confirmed diagnosis: Achillodynia;
•2. pain of the Achilles tendon in the area of the Achilles tendon approx. 2-7 cm from the calcaneus attachment;
•3. painfulness: at least 4 points on the 11-point NRS on at least one day within the last 7 days before the start of therapy;
•4. age 18 to 65 years;
•5. disease duration: =3 months;
•6. adequate communication skills;
•7. the patient must be able to recognise the nature, significance and scope of the clinical trial and be able to align his/her will accordingly;

•1. needle phobia (including discontinuation after the first therapy session (see discontinuation criteria));
•2. previous PBCS therapy or eccentric training (as specified in this study) of the affected Achilles tendon;
•3. duration of illness longer than 2 years;
•4. BMI> 30 (Grade I obesity);
•5. in women: pregnancy;
•6. intensity of pain: = 9 points on the 11-point NRS on one day within the last 7 days before the start of therapy;
•7. inability to technically complete the visa score;
•8. current pension applications;
•9. pacemaker;
•10. pre-operated Achilles tendon;
•11. cortisone injections to the Achilles tendon in the last 3 months;
•12. chronic pain with ongoing pain management of other causes;
•13. anticoagulation therapy (Marcumar, Noax) within 7 days before the start of therapy (intake of acetylsalicylic acid up to 100 mg/day is not an exclusion criterion);
•14. taking opiates within the last 4 weeks before the start of therapy;
•15. treatment with fluoroquinolone, antibiotics or statins within the last 6 months
•16. dependence on painkillers, drugs or opiates;
•17. alcoholism;
•18. local infection;
•19. diabetes mellitus;
•20. kidney disease requiring dialysis;
•21. autoimmune diseases;
•22. vascular disease;
•23. peripheral neuropathy;
•24. other nerve compression syndromes of the lower extremities;
•25. radiculitis;
•26. rheumatoid arthritis;
•27. Reiter's disease;
•28. other medical reasons as determined by the study doctor;

发起方

MEOCLINIC GmbH