NCT00952042

Resistance Training as Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy

Heavy Slow Resistance Versus Eccentric Training in the Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 47 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Copenhagen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The use of eccentric resistance training as management of Achilles tendinopathy is widespread. The investigators have recently demonstrated that heavy slow resistance training was superior in the management of patellar tendinopathy. Hypothesis: heavy slow resistance training is more effective than eccentric resistance training in the clinical management of Achilles tendinopathy.

Conditions

• Achilles Tendinopathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Heavy slow resistance training	Heel-raises. 12-6RM. each contraction performed slowly. three times weekly for 12 weeks
OTHER	Eccentric resistance training	Eccentric heel-raises. 3 x 15 reps performed twice daily for 12 wks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-07-01
• Primary completion: 2012-10-01
• Completion: 2012-10-01
• First posted: 2009-08-04
• Last updated: 2014-07-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark