Shock wave therapy for treatment of chronic achilles tendinopathy.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Achilles tendinopathy.Achilles tendinitis, unspecified leg.M76.60
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016051727907N1
- Lead Sponsor
- vice chancellor for research, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
at least six months of pain and tenderness of the Achilles tendon; existence of a swollen and painful area on the Achilles tendon; having pain along with plantar flexion in the ankle; having pain in the exacerbated dorsiflexion condition in the ankle
Exclusion criteria: Receiving extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy during the past 6 months; Local injection of steroids during the past 3 months; Having associated diseases such as Polyneuropathy; Patient’s unwillingness to continue or lack of cooperation; using another type of treatment; changing the treatment plan based on the physician’s opinion
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Performance. Timepoint: Before intervention/ Immediately after, 1 month and 4 months after intervention. Method of measurement: The American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Score.;Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention/ Immediately after, 1 month and 4 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method