Minimal Invasive Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy: Focus on Percutaneous Release (Maffulli)

Completed

• Conditions: Tendinopathy
• Interventions: Procedure: percutaneous paratenon release

• Registration Number: NCT04793971
• Lead Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Brief Summary

To evaluate the outcome of percutaneous paratenon release for chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy.

Detailed Description

Since 2011 the percutaneous procedure took the place of the open release of the paratenon for the surgical treatment for chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy in the investigators' center. In this study the investigators re-evaluate the patients undergoing percutaneous surgery since then in order to compare the outcome with the excellent results cited in literature. The patients will be contacted and asked to participate completing a VAS-score, a VISA-A score and agreeing with a clinical examination.

Approving by the Ethical Committee of UZLeuven is pending.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-11
• Study First Submitted: 2015-03-23
• Primary Completion: 2015-04
• Study Completion: 2015-04
• Status Verified: 2021-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-03-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-03-08
• Study First Posted: 2021-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 2021-03-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8

Inclusion Criteria

• patients that underwent percutaneous paratenon release for chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy

Exclusion Criteria

• insertional tendinopathy
• open intervention
• (partial) Achilles tendon rupture

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
postoperative cases	percutaneous paratenon release	patients that underwent percutaneous release of the paratenon for chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
VISA-A-score	3 months	specific questionnaire about (mal-)function of Achilles tendon

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
SF-36-score	3 months	questionnaire about well-being
VAS-score	3 months	questionnaire about pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospitals of Leuven; 🇧🇪 Pellenberg, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium