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NCT06134856
A Study Examining Changes in Pain After Manual Therapy in People With Achilles Tendon Pain
NA trial testing Ankle mobilization in Achilles Tendinopathy in 38 participants. Completed in 5 March 2025.
28 November 2024
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 38 |
| Start date | 5 December 2023 |
| Primary completion | 28 November 2024 |
| Estimated completion | 5 March 2025 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Ankle mobilization
- Sham treatment — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Achilles Tendinopathy — all drugs for Achilles Tendinopathy →
- Ankle Strain — all drugs for Ankle Strain →
- Achilles Tendon Pain — all drugs for Achilles Tendon Pain →
- Achilles Tendonitis — all drugs for Achilles Tendonitis →
Sponsor
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Achilles Tendinopathy or Ankle Strain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this research is to find out how pain sensation may change in the Achilles tendon after the use of manual physical therapy. The testing itself will use a device that gradually produces a sensation of heat or cold on your skin, which we will place directly over your Achilles Tendon. You will let the researcher know when the heat or cold becomes what you would describe as "slight discomfort," at which point the pressure will be stopped. Testing will be completed three (3) times in a row. The device has built-in programming which ensures that the heat or cold applied will be safe, even though it may be briefly uncomfortable. After this first testing the researchers will perform 1-3 repetitions of the ankle joint mobilization/manipulation. This technique involves the researcher providing a small quick stretching movement downwards at the ankle. This is a common therapeutic technique utilized by Physical Therapists, chiropractors, and physicians and is considered very safe. After this treatment we will perform the same measurements of hot and cold discomfort on your Achilles tendon
Publications & conference data
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Other Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine trials
Trials by the same sponsor.
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06134856 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Last refreshed: 28 March 2025
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