Status:

UNKNOWN

Efficacy of Eccentric Versus Isometric Exercise in Reducing Pain in Runners With Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy

Lead Sponsor:

University of Haifa

Collaborating Sponsors:

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Conditions:

Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy

Tendinopathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Tendon injuries are the most common injuries in sports. They are difficult to treat and cause prolonged absence and decreased athlete performance. Proximal hamstring tendinopathy (PHT) is one of them....

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Medium and long distance runners and endurance athletes (triathlon, Iron Man)
  • over the age of 40
  • With tendon pain lasting 3 months or more, at the location of hamstring insertion in Ischial tuberosity, that increases during or after running.

Exclusion

  • Hamstring tear (posterior thigh muscle) according to MRI
  • Stress fractures of the ischium bone
  • Radiated pain in the posterior thigh originating in the lumbar spine, hip joint or sacroiliac joint
  • Other pathologies or rupture of the hamstring muscle
  • Exclude people who have received therapeutic intervention in the last month
  • Medication use for PHT
  • Pain located medially or laterally to the Ischial tuberosity
  • Pregnant women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04683107

Start Date

January 1 2021

End Date

September 1 2021

Last Update

December 24 2020

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