Effectiveness of a 12-week self-myofascial release therapy on pain and tendon stiffness inactive recreational runners with self-reported Achilles tendon complaints
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Individuals with Achilles tendon complaints
- Registration Number
- DRKS00024797
- Lead Sponsor
- MC Amsterdam
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 74
Inclusion Criteria
subjective pain in the Achilles tendon
- minimum of 1 year running experience
- age of 18 years or older
Exclusion Criteria
(1) presence of severe cardiovascular, neurologic, endocrine, psychiatric, or orthopaedic
diseases (except Achilles tendinopathy);
(2) simultaneous participation in other studies;
(3) pregnancy or nursing period; and
(4) regular intake of analgesic drugs
(5) symptoms to severe that they cause complete inability to run”.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VISA-A sum score
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - mechanical pain threshold (Algometer)<br>- subjective clinical progress (questionnaire)<br>- weakly running exposure<br>- Adherence to intervention<br>- pain during running (NRS scale)<br>