Status:
COMPLETED
A Pilot Study: Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy With Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Conditions:
Achilles Tendinitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The overall goal of this proposal is to correlate ultrasound elastography technique with more standard clinically based outcome measures within the setting of a small sample sized group of patients af...
Detailed Description
The main goal for this pilot level study is to correlate ultrasound elastography technique with more standard clinically based outcome measures within the setting of a small sample sized group of pati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age 18-65 years, inclusive
- diagnosis of moderate to severe AT, confirmed by Dr. Wilson using clinical symptoms and exam findings consistent with chronic AT (\>6 month duration) - which includes pain while palpating the intratendinous swelling part of the Achilles tendon and relief of pain when tendon placed under tension - and pre-procedure US
- self-reported AT-related pain for at least 6 months and VAS (Visual Analog Scale) pain \>5 (0-10 scale)
- self-reported failure of eccentric exercise protocol (at least 75% completion)
- self-reported failure of at least 2 of the 3 most common treatments for AT (NSAIDS, rest/ice or taping)
- patient considered surgery but decided to wait and/or refused surgery -
Exclusion
- bilateral AT
- insertional AT
- local steroid injection within 6 weeks or physical therapy within 4 weeks
- inability to comply with follow-up criteria
- history of surgery on the Achilles tendon or systemic diseases (general inflammatory diseases such as rheumatologic disorders and diabetes)
- daily use of opioids for pain
- anticoagulation or immunosuppressive therapy
- intent to use NSAIDs or steroids
- self-reported pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 10 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01911650
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
January 10 2019
Last Update
January 18 2019
Active Locations (1)
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University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705