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UnknownNCT06009536
Does Resistance Training Protocol Change Micromorphology in Achilles Tendinopathy?
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Motol · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
This work is designed as a prospective cohort study, in which the effects of a protocol of 12-week resistance training loading the Achilles tendon in patients with Achilles tendinopathy (AT) will be monitored. It is estimated that at least 20 patients will participate. In addition, there will be a small control group of healthy participants which will not complete the same protocol, but will be monitored for natural changes in same objectives. Group of patients will be instructed to perform a training protocol.
Detailed description
The research within one participant will last a total of 26 weeks from the initial to the final examination and will include control measurements at 6 and 12 weeks from the beginning of therapy. Potential participants will be selected based on the recommendation of a specialist doctor and their suitability will be assessed according to the inclusion criteria. They will then be invited to an initial examination. This will include an objective examination by a physiotherapist, a subjective assessment by the patient and an ultrasonographic (USG) examination followed by a micromorphological analysis using special software. At the end of the initial examination, the participant will be informed about training protocol.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Achilles Tendon Loading Exercise Protocol According to Silbernagel | It is a 12-week Silbernagel ankle dorsiflexion resistance training protocol. It is a series of exercises with a gradual progression of load according to defined criteria, which the patient practices every day. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2023-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2024-05-01
- Completion
- 2024-05-01
- First posted
- 2023-08-24
- Last updated
- 2023-08-24
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Czechia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06009536. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.