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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON31435
NL-OMON31435
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Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Jumping Athletes with Patellar Tendinopathy - TOPGAME-study

niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen0 sites86 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Enrollment
86
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male and female athletes with the following criteria are eligible for inclusion:
  • History of knee pain in patellar tendon or its patellar or tibial insertion in connection with training and competition
  • Symptoms for over three months in the actual season or in the second half of the previous season (January \- May 2008\) (to exclude acute inflammatory tendon problems and partial ruptures)
  • Age 18\-35 years old (to reduce the chance of other osteochondrotic diseases like
  • Sinding\-Larsen\-Johanson, Osgood\-Schlatter and osteoarthrosis)
  • Palpation tenderness to the corresponding painful area
  • VISA score \< 80

Exclusion Criteria

  • Athletes must not be included if one of the following applies:
  • acute knee or patellar tendon injuries
  • chronic joint diseases
  • signs or symptoms of other coexisting knee pathology
  • contraindications for ESWT (pregnancy, malignancy, coagulopathy)
  • knee surgery or injection therapy with corticosteroids in the last preceding three months
  • daily use of drugs with a putative effect on patellar tendinopathy in the last year (e.g. non\-steroid anti\-inflammatory drugs, fluorchinolones) or actual use of anticoagulants

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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