Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02732782
Effectiveness of Isometric vs. Eccentric Exercise in Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy
Effectiveness of Eccentric Exercise Compared to Isometric Exercise in Athletes With Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 45 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- 20 Years – 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This is a prospective single blinded randomised controlled trial with a 12-week intervention period and a half-year follow-up period. The main purpose is to determine the effects of isometric exercise on mechanical, morphological and functional tendon properties versus eccentric exercise in chronic Achilles tendinopathy.
Detailed description
This research project was funded by means of the "Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft" based on a resolution of the German Federal Parliament.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Isometric exercise | |
| OTHER | Eccentric exercise |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-02-28
- Completion
- 2020-10-30
- First posted
- 2016-04-11
- Last updated
- 2021-02-10
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02732782. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.