The effect of radial and focused shockwave therapy on tendon structure in patients with patellar tendinopathy and healthy subjects: a pilot study - TOPSHOCK UTC-study

niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen0 个研究点目标入组 60 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2024年6月11日

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•Male and female subjects with the following criteria are eligible for inclusion in patellar tendinopathy subject group:
•- History of knee pain in patellar tendon or its patellar or tibial insertion in connection with training and competition
•- Symptoms for over three months
•- Age 18-45 years old
•- Palpation tenderness to the corresponding painful area
•- Degenerative tendon changes determined by a regular ultrasound echo
•- VISA-P score < 80;Male and female subjects with the following criteria are eligible for inclusion in healthy subject group:
•- Age 18-45 years old
•- VISA-P score of 95 or higher

•Subjects must not be included in the patellar tendinopathy subjects group if one of the following applies:
•- acute knee or patellar tendon injuries
•- chronic knee 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;Subjects must not be included in the healthy subjects group if one of the following applies:
•- acute knee or patellar tendon injuries
•- history of patellar tendinopathy
•- chronic joint diseases
•- contraindications for SWT (pregnancy, malignancy, coagulopathy)
•- 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
•- Allergy or intolerance for paracetamol

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