Assessing the Tendons With Shear Wave Elastography

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Conditions studied: Tendinopathy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to utilize Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) to study the viscoelastic properties of tendons to understand the functional differences between normal/asymptomatic and symptomatic tendon states. The study will also assess the degree of tendon healing following standard of care treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03456778

Run by

Emory University

People needed

150

Starts

2018-02-27

Expected to finish

2026-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• History of tendinopathy or surgery and morphologic abnormalities
• History of systemic, metabolic, endocrine diseases, or psoriasis
• History of treatment with corticosteroids, estrogens, long term quinolone antibiotics, and cholesterol drugs

Where it is running

• Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center — Atlanta, Georgia, United States (enrolling)

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