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Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the present study is to examine the long-term effect of eccentric exercises compared with stretching exercises on patients with achillodynia.


Clinical Trial Description

Patients with achillodynia for at least 3 months are randomly allocated to one of two exercise regimens. Exercise is performed daily for a 3-month period. Symptom severity is evaluated by tendon tenderness, ultrasonography, a questionnaire on pain and other symptoms, and a global assessment of improvement. Follow-up is performed at time points 3, 6, 9, 12 weeks and 1 year. ;


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NCT number NCT03089008
Study type Interventional
Source Copenhagen Trial Unit, Center for Clinical Intervention Research
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date January 1999
Completion date December 2007

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