Active clinical trials for "Tendinopathy"

The goal of this study is to find an effective treatment for chronic patellar tendinopathy (PT). Investigators will conduct a 32-week randomized controlled clinical trial to determine whether platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections improve disease-specific clinical outcomes with correlation to a new method of ultrasound (US) imaging assessment called Acoustoelastography (AE). Positive findings of PRP compared to control would suggest future larger scale studies to help establish an optimal protocol for the nonsurgical management of PT.

A randomized cross-over trial comparing the immediate effects of a wrist extensor exercise with and without blood flow restriction (BFR) on pain perception in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET).

This study aims to investigate the clinical effectiveness of PEMF as an adjunct to a program of eccentric exercise for the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy. The study objective is to establish whether PEMF plus eccentric exercise in people with Achilles tendinopathy will improve rehabilitation outcomes compared to eccentric exercise only. This study also investigates the effects of PEMF on pain, functional outcomes, mechanical and morphological properties of tendon among patients with Achilles tendinopathy. Investigators hypothesize that pulsed electromagnetic field therapy is effective in reducing pain, improving functional outcomes, and restoring mechanical and morphological properties of tendons in patients with Achilles tendinopathy. This study is a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial to investigate the clinical effects of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) for Achilles tendinopathy. Participants will be recruited from the outpatient clinic of the orthopedic and traumatology department at Prince of Wales Hospital. Fifty-four patients aged between 18 and 70 with Achilles tendinopathy will be invited to join this trial after informed consent. Participants will be randomized to any of the 2 groups: the intervention group (n=27; PEMF (Quantum Tx) treatment), and the control group (n=27; sham treatment with dummy exposure to PEMF). Baseline measurements of all self-reported outcomes, functional outcomes, and ultrasound imaging assessments, such as ankle range of motion, jumping ability, pain level, calf muscle strength, calf muscle endurance, physical activity level, quality of life by SF-36 will be measured.

Previous research suggests that general practitioners find handling patients with shoulder pain difficult and that the current care for shoulder pain is not in line with the best available evidence (1).This project aims to assess the effectiveness, costs and implementation of an evidence-based guideline for shoulder pain in general practice.

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the regional protein turnover in tendon tissue from patients with chronic patellar tendinopathy and comparing this to healthy controls. Further we will examine the effect of resistance training on protein turnover in healthy individuals.

The purpose of this prospective study is to utilize a real-time ultrasound modality known as real-time Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) to first study the viscoelastic properties of tendons, such as the Achilles, patellar, quadriceps, epicondylar, and rotator cuff, to understand the functional differences between normal/asymptomatic vs tendinotic/symptomatic tendon states. The secondary aim will be to assess the degree of tendon healing after percutaneous tenotomy (a minimally invasive technique that can be used to treat tendinosis) and Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) targeting mid-substance tendinopathy. Utilizing a quantitative tool to assess healing response to percutaneous tendon fenestration and PRP injection may have significant clinical implications because it will provide insight into the mechanism of tendon healing.

Achilles tendinopathy is the injury that primarily occurs in athletes and people who engage in repetitive activities that involve the calf muscles, such as running, jumping, and sudden acceleration and deceleration movements. To observe the effectiveness of dry needling in the PGM of the gastrocnemius muscle, in the short and medium term, on the intensity of pain in gastrocnemius muscle, in the short and medium term, on pain intensity in patients with patients with Achilles tendinopathy, compared to the application of ultrasound-guided percutaneous electrolysis on the tendon.

The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the safety and superior effectiveness in functional improvement in patients with partial-thickness rotator cuff tears (PTRCTs) after the administration of a single injection of adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRCs) into the partial-thickness rotator cuff tear compared to the administration of a single corticosteroid injection into the associated subacromial space.

Great trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is a difficult problem to manage and result in significant patient morbidity. This study is a single-center, randomised double-blind controlled trial. Eighty patients will be allocated to have ultrasound (US)-guided injection of pure platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or needle tenotomy. Outcome data will be collected before the intervention, and at 3, 6 and 12 months after intervention. Main outome measure: percent of patients that experience a reduction of 25% in hip outcome score (HOS) (responders) at 6 months after intervention. Secondary outcome measures include percent of responders at three and twelve months, pain reduction (VAS) at 3, 6 and 12 months. Adverse reactions or events will be recorded.

This study will evaluate if there is a difference in recovery of tendon structure and mechanical properties between males and females with Achilles tendinopathy receiving exercise treatment. It will evaluate recovery of tendinopathy with exercise intervention using outcome measures for tendon structure and mechanical properties along with validated measures of muscle-tendon function and symptoms.