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Resistance Training and Injection Treatment for Achilles Enthesopathy
Sponsor: Bispebjerg Hospital
Summary
Achilles enthesopathy is a common and often long-lasting injury among exercising individuals. Very little is known regarding the effect of different treatment strategies. The purpose of the study is to evaluate two treatment strategies for achilles enthesopathy: Resistance training and restricted loading + corticosteroid injection compared to resistance training and restricted loading + local anesthesia injection. 50 patients with achilles enthesopathy are randomly assigned to the two treatment groups in this double blinded RCT.
Official title: Resistance Training Supplemented With Either Corticosteroid Injection or Local Anesthesia Injection as Treatment for Achilles Enthesopathy
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2021-05-04
Completion Date
2025-05-04
Last Updated
2024-08-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Corticosteroid injection
Corticosteroid injections are administered ultrasound guided in the bursa adjacent to the achilles tendon insertion every 4 weeks until symptoms resolve with at maximum of 3 injections.
Local anesthesia injections
Local anesthesia injections are administered ultrasound guided in the bursa adjacent to the achilles tendon insertion every 4 weeks until symptoms resolve with at maximum of 3 injections.
Locations (1)
Bispebjerg Hospital
Copenhagen, Denmark