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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