Effectiveness of Radial Shockwave Therapy compared to Focused Shockwave Therapy for treating patellar tendinopathy

Completed

• Conditions: Patellar tendinopathy; Jumpersknee; 10043237

• Registration Number: NL-OMON34962
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

- History of knee pain in patellar tendon or its patellar or tibial insertion in connection with training and competition
- Symptoms between three months (to exclude acute inflammatory tendon problems and de novo partial ruptures) and one year
-received previous treatment, including eccentric training of the knee extensors/patellar tendon
- Age 18-45 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

- acute knee or patellar tendon injuries
- chronic joint diseases
- signs or symptoms of other coexisting knee pathology
- contraindications for SWT (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

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>VISA-questionaire</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>VAS during:<br /><br>-activities of daily living<br /><br>-during sports<br /><br>-during a decline squat<br /><br>Overall treatment satisfaction</p><br>