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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
720 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-07-31
2024-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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intervention
rehabilitation + "active-dose" ESWT (extra-corporeal shockwave therapy)
Extra-Corporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
The use of ESWT from a commercially available machine at approved settings already in routine clinical use
structured rehabilitation programme
a structured and standardised rehabilitation programme specific to the tendon in question - already in routine clinical use
control
rehabilitation + "placebo-dose" ESWT (extra-corporeal shockwave therapy)
structured rehabilitation programme
a structured and standardised rehabilitation programme specific to the tendon in question - already in routine clinical use
Interventions
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Extra-Corporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
The use of ESWT from a commercially available machine at approved settings already in routine clinical use
structured rehabilitation programme
a structured and standardised rehabilitation programme specific to the tendon in question - already in routine clinical use
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Symptoms (typically pain / stiffness) of at least 12 weeks of one of the following sites / conditions:
1. Plantar fasciitis
2. Insertional Achilles tendinopathy
3. Mid-substance Achilles tendinopathy
4. Patella tendinopathy
5. Trochanteric pain syndrome (gluteus medius insertional tendinopathy / trochanteric bursitis)
6. Tennis elbow
3. Referred for ESWT (shockwave) within the Sports Medicine Department
4. Objective imaging of tendon / structure confirming diagnosis and excluding tear or other structural injury (US or MRI acceptable)
Exclusion Criteria
2. Previous ESWT treatment for the same condition
18 Years
120 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University Hospitals, Leicester
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Patrick Wheeler
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
UHL NHS Trust
Locations
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Leicester, , United Kingdom
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Sports Medicine Department
Role: primary
References
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Wheeler PC, Dudson C, Calver R, Goodall D, Gregory KM, Singh H, Boyd KT. Three Sessions of Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Gives No Additional Benefit Over "Minimal-Dose" Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Patients With Chronic Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial. Clin J Sport Med. 2022 Jan 1;32(1):e7-e18. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000880.
Other Identifiers
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UHL - 11401
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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