NCT04726189

Early Progressive Strength Exercise for Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture.

A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Early Progressive Strength Exercise for Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture. The Achilles Tendon Back-On-Track Study.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 82 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aalborg University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to investigate the efficacy of standard care versus standard care combined with an early progressive exercise program in improving the function of the tendon and leg muscles after non-surgical treated Achilles tendon rupture

Detailed description

Acute Achilles tendon rupture often results in long-term muscular deficits. Patients struggle to return to work and sports with high load on the lower leg. Early functional rehabilitation has shown good results, but research on resistance exercise is scarce and the reporting of the specifics of the exercises are poor.

Conditions

• Achilles Tendon Rupture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Standard exercises	Consists of a a standard exercise program with range of motion exercises from the third week and elastic band exercise from the sixth week.
OTHER	Standard exercises plus Early progressive exercises	This exercise program consists of standard exercises plus the early progressive program that initiates early (second week) and continues with resistance exercises with progression of the load according to individual participant toleration. Exercises are isometric exercises from the second week and then gradually progression of load in seated heel-rise and resistance band exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-03-19
• Primary completion: 2023-01-30
• Completion: 2023-11-23
• First posted: 2021-01-27
• Last updated: 2024-06-24

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Denmark