Treating Achilles tendon pai

Completed

• Conditions: on insertional Achilles tendinopathy; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11851359
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Stirling

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-11-29
• Last Update Posted: 18 December 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or female
2. Aged 18 or over
3. Capacity to give informed consent
4. Clinical diagnosis of unilateral non- insertional Achilles tendinopathy / plus diagnostic ultrasound confirmation. Clinical diagnosis would include the following:
4.1. Pain and tenderness on palpation of the Achilles tendon 2-6cm from the insertion in to the calcaneus.
4.2. Evidence of tendon thickening on palpation of the Achilles tendon.
4.3. Negative Simmonds-Thompson test.
4.4. Painful arc test
5. English is first language

Exclusion Criteria

1. Concurrent musculoskeletal ankle problems.
2. Have a diagnosed rheumatological disorder.
3. Suffered partial /complete tear of the Achilles tendon
4. Previous injection for non- insertional Achilles tendinopathy
5. Previous surgery to the Achilles tendon.
6. Patients with bilateral non insertional Achilles tendinopathy.
7. Currently taking quinolone antibiotics
8. Previous allergy to local anaesthesia.
9. English is not the first language

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified