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NCT number NCT03642392
Other study ID # CC_1
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date August 17, 2018
Est. completion date August 17, 2021

Study information

Verified date August 2018
Source Bispebjerg Hospital
Contact Christian Couppé, PhD
Phone +4560660825
Email ccouppe@gmail.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Tendon injuries represent a significant problem in elite athletes. The understanding of the pathophysiology of tendinopathy is very sparse, and especially the early events in tendinopathy are unknown. In this study, the investigators will investigate early changes in tendon tissue overloading and development of tendinopathy. The investigators will examine elite athletes with recently developed tendinopathy with regards to symptoms (pain, function), tendon morphology (ultrasonography, MRI), inflammation (the activity of inflammatory pathways) and vascularization (Doppler US). The investigators hypothesize a coupling between early symptoms and inflammatory activity, followed by structural changes. The investigation will indicate what symptoms and what tendon related measurements are primary for disease development ("tendinopathy blueprints") and should be regarding vital in the prevention of tendinopathy.


Description:

The investigators intend to study the development of tendinopathy in elite athletes (badminton and handball players) that enter a phase of relative overloading of their tendons. This will be done in a large cohort of elite athletes from whom the investigators have obtained essential data and tests. A percentage of these elite athletes will develop overuse symptoms, and in those, the investigators will perform investigations that will try to identify the initial pathological changes in tendinopathy.

Participants are included as soon as possible after diagnosis of either Achilles or patellar tendinopathy because the investigators wish to investigate the early changes in tendinopathy. The hypothesis is, that at the early development of tendinopathy there will be a mismatch between matrix protein anabolic and catabolic pathways, and will be associated with a secondary upregulation of inflammatory and apoptotic markers in the tendon and result in hypervascularization and hypermetabolism.

Recruiting participants will be done in collaboration with TEAM DANMARK (the Danish sport elite sports organization) together with The Danish Badminton, Handball and Volleyball Associations). Furthermore, the investigators will establish contact with all relevant coaches and medical teams of these associations mentioned above. Information leaflets will repeatedly be sent about the project. Elite athletes can contact the chief physician of TEAM DANMARK directly through email or telephone. In comparison, a control group of healthy athletes is already recruited in the former project of recreational athletes.

Recruitment to the project will focus onset of exercise pain, and every participant will be examined by the chief physician of TEAM DANMARK if the participant has tendinopathy or not. Once included the participant will undergo following procedures as soon as possible after diagnosis is given:

- A questionnaire regarding training history and ongoing symptoms

- Ultrasound scanning of patellar or Achilles tendons (bilateral)

- Blood samples

- MRI of the tendon that can identify any diseased area.

Participants with tendinopathy will be physically reevaluated after 3, 6 and 12 months with regards to symptoms, the activity of daily life, blood samples, questionnaires VISA-A/P and ultrasound measurements. Furthermore, the unaffected side will also be used as a comparison. Moreover, participants will receive initial guidance about load reduction by the Chief Physician.

It is expected that the results of this study will provide insight into the events leading up to a developing tendinopathy. This study will add important information to understand the pathophysiology and provide information on the timing of the phases as well. Information and results from the study will give insight into better treatment options that are more specific and earlier intervention in elite athletes. Furthermore, this study will investigate and address the question of why some elite athletes develop tendinopathies, and others do not when the training volume is equally raised.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 70
Est. completion date August 17, 2021
Est. primary completion date August 17, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 40 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Marked tendon related pain in association with exercise on one leg

- Soreness during physical examination of patellar or/and Achilles tendon upon palpation

- Demonstrate an ultrasonographic (US) thickening of the tendon on the affected side vs the contralateral un-symptomatic side in the anterior-posterior projection

Exclusion Criteria:

- • Surgery in Achilles and/or patellar tendon

- History of Achilles and/or patellar tendinopathy

- Received any form of an injection in Achilles and/or patella tendon

- Lately, have an infection around Achilles and/or patella tendon

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Identification and treatment of early tendinopathy
Participants receive initial guidance about load reduction when tendinopathy

Locations

Country Name City State
Denmark Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen NV Bispebjerg Hospital , København NV

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Bispebjerg Hospital Team Denmark

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Ultrasonography - Greyscale Greyscale ultrasound for measuring tendon thickness (mm) 3 months
Primary Ultrasonography - Power doppler To measure tendon vascularisation, area with power doppler signal (cm^2) 3 months
Secondary Measure CRP levels in blood samples 3 months follow-up Systemic inflammation Whole blood, serum, plasma and tissue. 3 months
Secondary Measure CRP levels in blood samples 12 months follow-up Systemic inflammation Whole blood, serum, plasma and tissue. 12 months
Secondary Tendon structural changes on MRI 3 months follow-up Measure tendon structural changes on MRI 3 months
Secondary Tendon structural changes on MRI 12 months follow-up Measure tendon structural changes on MRI 12 months
Secondary Ultrasonography - Greyscale Greyscale ultrasound for measuring tendon thickness (mm) 12 months
Secondary Ultrasonography -Power doppler To measure tendon vascularisation, area with power doppler signal (cm^2) 12 month
Secondary Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment Standardised score of functional capability, in patient with achilles and patellar tendinopathy. Total score will be reported; scale (0-100). 100=full functional capacity 0=poor functional capacity. 3 months
Secondary Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment Standardised score of functional capability, in patient with achilles and patellar tendinopathy. Total score will be reported; scale (0-100). 100=full functional capacity 0=poor functional capacity. 12 months
Secondary Questionnaires - Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) - Pain Questions on pain, both during activity and during rest.
Pain during activity, (NRS); Scale (0-10)
Pain after activity, (NRS); Scale (0-10)
Pain at rest, (NRS); Scale (0-10)
Pain I the morning, (NRS); Scale (0-10)
Maximal pain during the past week, (NRS); Scale (0-10)
3 months
Secondary Questionnaires - Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) - Pain Questions on pain, both during activity and during rest.
Pain during activity, (NRS); Scale (0-10)
Pain after activity, (NRS); Scale (0-10)
Pain at rest, (NRS); Scale (0-10)
Pain I the morning, (NRS); Scale (0-10)
Maximal pain during the past week, (NRS); Scale (0-10)
12 months
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