Status:
COMPLETED
Effect Study of an Eccentric Training Program and Stretching for Patients With Chronical Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
Lead Sponsor:
University Ghent
Collaborating Sponsors:
Special Research Fund, Belgium
Conditions:
Chronical Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In the first part of the the study two new outcome measurements (force reproducibility and subacromial space) will be tested for reproducibility. Therefore 30 healthy people will be assessed. In a se...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- global tendon thinning
- inhomogeneous echo partitioning
- calcifications at the insertion
- symptoms present for at least 3 months: painful resisted isometric abduction, painful palpation of the supraspinatus tendon, impingement tests positive
Exclusion
- documented full thickness rotator cuff rupture
- other lesions than CRCT at the moment of the study
- echographic criteria for ruptures (focal thinning, fluid-filled gap,compressibility)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
69 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00782522
Start Date
April 1 2009
End Date
February 1 2012
Last Update
March 27 2012
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Ghent
Ghent, Belgium, 9000