Acupuncture for Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy Effectiveness
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Conditions studied: Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy
In brief
The purpose of this study is to compare acupuncture plus a prescribed home exercise program versus a prescribed home exercise program alone to determine which has better outcomes at improving pain relief and physical function in adult patients with insertional Achilles tendinopathy. The investigators want to compare a combination of two standard of care treatments (acupuncture plus a prescribed home exercise program) versus a single standard of care treatment (a prescribed home exercise program) to determine which has better outcomes with improving pain relief and physical function in patients with insertional Achilles tendinopathy. The investigators hypothesize that there will be a significant improvement in pain and functional outcomes, both acutely and over time, in the acupuncture plus a prescribed home exercise program group versus the group performing a prescribed home exercise program alone. The investigators will measure Achilles pain relief and physical function immediately prior to treatment (baseline), immediately after the initial treatment at day 1, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks using the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment - Achilles Questionnaire (VISA-A). After 3 months, patients with continuing pain in the non-acupuncture arm will be given the option to crossover to the acupuncture arm of the study for an additional 12 weeks of treatment with the subject's concurrence.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03747549
- Run by
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
- People needed
- 38
- Starts
- 2018-12-12
- Expected to finish
- 2021-03-16
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-09-19
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Male and female DoD beneficiaries, age 18 years or older
- diagnosed with Achilles tendinopathy OR patients meeting criteria of pain 2cm or less from the insertion to the Achilles tendon on the calcaneus.
- Patients must have had pain for greater than 8 weeks and a VISA-A score less than 60.
You may not qualify if…
- Pregnant
- Active cellulitis over the area of needle insertion.
Where it is running
- 96th Medical Group — Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center — Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States
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