Corticosteroid injection vs. Ultrasound therapy : Which works better for Achilles tendon pain?
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M658- Other synovitis and tenosynovitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/04/065468
- Lead Sponsor
- SHAMBHURAJ JAGADALE
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Clinically confirmed cases of Achilles tendinopathy.
1] Recent fracture in last 6 months
2] Infection of foot and ankle for last 6 months
3] Tumors of foot and ankle
4] Ankle and foot deformity
5] Charcot atrophy
6] Rheumatoid arthritis
7] Gout
8] Previous steroid injections or ultrasound therapy within past 6 months
9] Previous surgery on the Achilles tendon
10]Patients with neurological deficits (motor, sensory)
11] Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus
12] Uncontrolled Hypertension
13] Patients with bleeding disorders
14] Patients with implanted pacemaker
15] Patients with skin disease
16] Deformity due to advanced leprosy, buerger’s disease
17] Patients on anticoagulants
18] Pregnancy
19] Patients with Psychiatric disorders
20] Patients who are not willing or not in a sound mental state to give consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare efficacy of corticosteroid injection against ultrasound therapy in Achilles tendinopathy.Timepoint: At baseline,2 weeks, 4 weeks ,6 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare efficacy of corticosteroid injection against ultrasound therapy in Achilles tendinopathy.Timepoint: At baseline,2 weeks, 4 weeks ,6 weeks