NCT07401758

Clinical Eficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Patellar Tendinitis

Clinical Eficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Patellar Tendon Combined With Center of Coordination Point in the Fascial Manipulation for Patellar Tendinitis:A Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is a randomized controlled trial. Patients diagnosed with patellar tendinitis and meeting the criteria for shockwave therapy were included. Relevant clinical data and assessments were collected upon enrollment and after obtaining informed consent. Randomization was performed using a random number table: the experimental and control groups. Based on the group assignments, the experimental group received either patellar tendon combined with fascial therapy coordinated centre point shock wave treatment, while the control group received only shockwave therapy for the patellar tendon. The treatments were performed by a rehabilitation therapist with extensive clinical experience. Data on participant pain and knee joint function were collected using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Lysholm Knee Scoring System at baseline and on the day following completion of all treatments. Data on the thickness of the patellar tendon on the affected side of the knee were collected using a portable musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging system. Follow-up assessments and data collection on pain and knee joint function were conducted using the VAS and Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale one month and three months after the completion of all treatments to compare changes before and after treatment and to evaluate whether patellar tendon combined with fascial therapy coordinated centre point shock wave therapy has superior short-term and medium-term maintenance efficacy for patellar tendinitis compared with simple patellar tendon shock wave therapy.

Conditions

• Shock Wave Threapy for Patellar Tendinitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Patellar Tendon Combined with Center of Coordination Point	Extracorporeal shockwave therapy was performed on the patellar tendon (Belgium Gymna Shock Master 500 Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Device) with a frequency of 8Hz and energy of 2.0Bar, for a total of 2000 shocks; shockwave therapy was performed at the coordination centre points marked after assessment by a fascia therapist (Belgium Gymna Shock Master 500 Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Device) with a frequency of 8Hz and energy of 2.0Bar, for a total of 4000 shocks. The patient underwent a total of 3 treatment courses, with an interval of 1 week between each course.
PROCEDURE	Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy only on Patellar Tendon	Extracorporeal shockwave therapy was performed only on the patellar tendon (Belgium Gymna Shock Master 500 Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Device) with a frequency of 8Hz and energy of 2.0Bar, for a total of 6000 shocks.The patient underwent a total of 3 treatment courses, with an interval of 1 week between each course.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-01
• Primary completion: 2026-08-31
• Completion: 2026-12-31
• First posted: 2026-02-10
• Last updated: 2026-02-10

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: China