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Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) for the Management of Stress Fractures and High-grade Bone Stress Injuries (BSIs)
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) for the management of high-grade Bone Stress Injuries (BSIs) in collegiate and recreational athletes compared to a control group receiving standard of care with sham ESWT. The primary and secondary endpoints of the study are to evaluate the safety and feasibility of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of pelvic and lower limb extremity fracture or BSI. Researchers will compare the ESWT group to the sham ESWT group to see if ESWT results in better safety and efficacy outcomes for treating high-grade BSIs. Participants will: * Undergo a screening period to determine eligibility. * Receive up to 4 treatment sessions of ESWT, with the frequency of sessions being approximately every 5 days (within a range of every 3-10 days). * Be monitored for up to 6 months for research follow-up, with further questionnaires and check-ins during the standard of care follow-up period until they are able to return to sport activity level.
Official title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Dose-escalation, Sham-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Feasibility of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) for the Management of Stress Fractures and High-grade Bone Stress Injuries (BSIs)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
140
Start Date
2025-05-01
Completion Date
2027-11-01
Last Updated
2026-08-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Extracorporeal shockwave treatment (ESWT).
Extracorporeal shockwave treatment is a therapeutic modality that uses focused shockwaves through an electrohydraulic process that uses higher energy per unit area.
Sham Device
The sham device (placebo) will be used in correlation with the standard of care procedures.
Locations (4)
UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
Stanford University Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation
Stanford, California, United States
Harvard - Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Hospital of Special Surgery (HSS) in NY
New York, New York, United States