Comparative Effects of Focused and Unfocused (Radial) ESWT in the Treatment of Patellar Tendinopathy.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Patellar Tendinitis

• Registration Number: NCT05423366
• Lead Sponsor: Yuzuncu Yıl University

Brief Summary

There is no scientific study in the literature regarding the use of different extracorporeal shock wave therapies (ESWT) in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy. In this study, we aim to investigate both the effectiveness of ESWT and which type of ESWT can be more effective in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-06-14
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-21
• Study Start: 2022-09-16
• Primary Completion: 2022-11-28
• Study Completion: 2022-12-19
• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

• Engaging in active sports, being 18 years or older, history of activity-related knee pain in the patellar tendon or patellar insertion, symptoms lasting longer than 8 weeks (non-acute), VISA-P score less than 80 before treatment, pain during knee loading on tendon or tendon it remains isolated in the limited part of the bone junction and does not spread to the entire patellar region (to differentiate patellar tendinopathy and patellofemoral pain).

Exclusion Criteria

• Being under the age of 18, acute knee or acute patellar tendon injury, chronic inflammatory joint diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, etc.), using immunosuppressive or corticosteroid medication in the last 6 months, previous knee surgery (in the anterior cruciate ligament or patellar tendon), knee in the last 1 month local (corticosteroid) injection, contraindications for ESWT treatment (eg pregnancy, malignancy, coagulopathy), previous ESWT treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	15 weeks after baseline.	patient's self-assessment of pain, in the range of 0 to 10, higher scores mean a worse
Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Patella (VISA-P)	15 weeks after baseline.	The Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Patella (VISA-P) is a questionnaire to assess the severity of patellar tendinopathies. Theoretically, a maximum score of 100 and a minimum score of 0 can be obtained in the VISA-P questionnaire. Scores below 80 are usually indicative of patellar tendinopathy.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yuzuncu Yil University; 🇹🇷 Van, Turkey