Effectiveness of eccentric calf muscle exercise therapy in patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy.

Recruiting

Conditions: Achilles overuse
Achilles tendinopathy
10043237

Registration Number: NL-OMON46182

Lead Sponsor: Isala Klinieken

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 68

Inclusion Criteria

Pain on palpation 2-7 cm above the insertion of the Achilles tendon (*midportion*)
Achilles tendon symptoms for at least 2 months
Age 18-70 years

Exclusion Criteria

Clinical suspicion of other disorders as insertional disorders, Achilles tendon rupture, plantar flexor tenosynovitis, sural nerve pathology, peroneal subluxation
History of Achilles tendon rupture on the affected side, spondylarthropathy, gout, familial hypercholesterolemia and rheumatoid arthritis
Patient has received an injection or surgical intervention for this injury, or already performed eccentric calf muscle exercises for >=4 weeks with a complete adherence to the protocol or a comparable absolute number of exercise sets (n = 5040) in the previous year
Presence of pregnancy
Patient is nog able or does not wish to participate

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary outcome is the validated and disease-specific Victorian Institute of<br /><br>Sports Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) questionnaire after 12 weeks. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Pain during functional tests<br /><br>Pain during activities of daily living<br /><br>Pain during sports<br /><br>Patient satisfaction<br /><br>Return to sport<br /><br>Adherence to the exercise therapy protocol<br /><br>adherence of the exercise program and return to pre-injury sports activities. </p><br>