Diagnostic Value of Shear-Wave Elastography for Patellar Tendinopathy

Patellar Tendinopathy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Diagnostic Value of Shear-Wave Elastography for Patellar Tendinopathy in Female Volleyball and Basketball Athletes

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06199583
• Other study ID #: IstanbulU-SportsMedicine
• Status: Completed
• Start date: August 17, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: Istanbul University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

To investigate the accuracy of shear-wave elastography (SWE) in diagnosing patellar tendinopathy in female volleyball and basketball players. In addition, we want to compare different parts of the patellar tendon and investigated the effects of different knee angles.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 67
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: November 1, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 17 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria were:

• being a female athlete between the ages of 17-35 playing professional basketball or volleyball and agreeing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria were:

• to have a history of partial or full-thickness patellar tendon tear,
• if they received an injection in or around the patellar tendon within the past 12 months,
• undergone patellar tendon graft repair for anterior cruciate ligament, had a ligament or meniscus operation within the past six months,
• have a chronic disease (such as diabetes, heart disease, or rheumatic disease),
• are actively using oral contraceptives,
• have an active infection in the knee or surrounding tissues

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Patellar Tendinopathy
• Tendinopathy

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Shear-wave elastography
Ultrasound shear-wave elastography

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine Sports Medicine Department	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Istanbul University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Shear-wave elastography	Ultrasound shear-wave elastography	Through study completion, an average of 3 months
Primary	Ultrasound	Tendon thickness, hypoechoic region, power doppler	Through study completion, an average of 3 months