NCT04650997

The Mechanical,Physiological and Therapeutic Effects of Eccentric Exercise Combined With Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Athletes With Patellar Tendinopathy

Completed NA Last updated 3 December 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Eccentric exercise in Patellar Tendinopathy in 43 participants. Completed in 1 January 2014.

Timeline

16 February 2011

Primary endpoint
1 January 2014

1 January 2014

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	43
Start date	16 February 2011
Primary completion	1 January 2014
Estimated completion	1 January 2014

Drugs / interventions tested

• Eccentric exercise

Conditions studied

• Patellar Tendinopathy — all drugs for Patellar Tendinopathy →

Sponsor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Who can join

Eligibility, any sex, with Patellar Tendinopathy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Patellar tendinopathy is one of the most common injuries in jumping athletes. Changes in mechanical and physiological properties of tendon are the two proposed forms of pathogenesis. The efficacy of eccentric exercise when applied alone and combined with extrocoporeal shockwave therapy had been reported; however, the underlying treatment mechanisms of pain and dysfunction are not clear. This project aimed to explore the mechanical, physiological and therapeutic effects of eccentric exercise when applied as a single treatment and as an adjunct to extracorporeal shockwave therapy.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.