Actively Recruiting

Age: 18Years - 65Years
All Genders
NCT03456778

Assessing the Tendons With Shear Wave Elastography

Led by Emory University · Updated on 2025-08-14

150

Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

435 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

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 symptomatic tendon states. The study will also assess the degree of tendon healing following standard of care treatment.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Assessing the Tendons With Shear Wave Elastography

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 65Years
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Patients presenting at the study location with lower extremity pain without tendon involvement (asymptomatic volunteers)
  • Patients presenting at the study location with a clinical diagnosis of tenalgia (symptomatic volunteers)
  • Diagnosis of tendinopathy confirmed by ultrasound (symptomatic volunteers)
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • 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

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329

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Research Team

D

David Reiter, PhD

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How is the study designed?

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Masking

N/A

Allocation

N/A

Model

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Primary Purpose

N/A

Number of Arms

2

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