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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON34962
NL-OMON34962
Completed
Not Applicable

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

niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen0 sites70 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Enrollment
70
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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