Status:
RECRUITING
Assessing the Tendons With Shear Wave Elastography
Lead Sponsor:
Emory University
Conditions:
Tendinopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to utilize Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) to study the viscoelastic properties of tendons to understand the functional differences between normal/asymptomatic and symptomat...
Detailed Description
Tendinopathy is a common affliction in athletes, recreational exercisers, the general population and even inactive people. Tendon pathology presenting clinically is most commonly seen in the chronic s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for Asymptomatic Volunteers:
- Patients presenting at the study location with lower extremity pain without tendon involvement
- Inclusion Criteria for Symptomatic Volunteers:
- Patients presenting at the study location with a clinical diagnosis of tenalgia
- Diagnosis of tendinopathy confirmed by ultrasound
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- History of tendinopathy or surgery and morphologic abnormalities
- History of systemic, metabolic, endocrine diseases, or psoriasis
- History of treatment with corticosteroids, estrogens, long term quinolone antibiotics, and cholesterol drugs
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 27 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03456778
Start Date
February 27 2018
End Date
July 1 2026
Last Update
August 14 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329