A Pilot Study: Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy With Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Achilles Tendinitis
In brief
The overall goal of this proposal is to correlate ultrasound elastography technique with more standard clinically based outcome measures within the setting of a small sample sized group of patients affected by moderate-to- severe, chronic (\>6months) midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy (AT).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01911650
- Run by
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2013-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2019-01-10
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-01-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- age 18-65 years, inclusive
- diagnosis of moderate to severe AT, confirmed by Dr. Wilson using clinical symptoms and exam findings consistent with chronic AT (>6 month duration) - which includes pain while palpating the intratendinous swelling part of the Achilles tendon and relief of pain when tendon placed under tension - and pre-procedure US
- self-reported AT-related pain for at least 6 months and VAS (Visual Analog Scale) pain >5 (0-10 scale)
- self-reported failure of eccentric exercise protocol (at least 75% completion)
- self-reported failure of at least 2 of the 3 most common treatments for AT (NSAIDS, rest/ice or taping)
- patient considered surgery but decided to wait and/or refused surgery -
You may not qualify if…
- bilateral AT
- insertional AT
- local steroid injection within 6 weeks or physical therapy within 4 weeks
- inability to comply with follow-up criteria
- history of surgery on the Achilles tendon or systemic diseases (general inflammatory diseases such as rheumatologic disorders and diabetes)
- daily use of opioids for pain
- anticoagulation or immunosuppressive therapy
- intent to use NSAIDs or steroids
- self-reported pregnancy
Where it is running
- University of Wisconsin, Madison — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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