A new regimen for eccentric loading versus shock wave treatment for chronic insertional Achilles tendinopathy

Completed

• Conditions: Insertional Achilles tendinopathy; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Enthesopathies of lower limb, excluding foot

• Registration Number: ISRCTN87901404
• Lead Sponsor: OrthoTrauma Evaluation Centre (Germany)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-06-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patients with chronic recalcitrant (> 6 months) insertional Achilles tendinopathy
2. All patients had been treated unsuccessfully for at least 3 months, including local injections and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and physiotherapy

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients presenting with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy
2. Patients presenting with superficial or retrocalcaneal fluid on the ultrasound examination as a sign of bursitis
3. Patients showing a Haglund?s deformity, a prominent postero-superior lateral aspect of the calcaneus, with a Fowler-Philip angle of greater than 75° on plain radiographs. All patients had plain radiographs of the calcaneus to identify tendon calcification.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment ? Achilles (VISA-A) Score:<br>At each visit, every patient completed the VISA-a questionnaire which is validated for Achilles tendon problems. It contains eight questions that cover the three domains of pain (questions 1 - 3), function (questions 4 - 6), and activity (questions 7 and 8). Questions one to seven are scored on a basis of 10 points, and question 8 has a maximum of 30. Scores are summed to give a total. An asymptomatic person would score 100.