Eccentric Training and Cryotherapy Vs Eccentric Training and Whole Body Vibration in Achilles Tendinopathy

Tendinopathy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Eccentric Training and Cryotherapy Vs Eccentric Training and Whole Body Vibration in Achilles Tendinopathy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03029910
• Other study ID #: UEMadrid-Tendon01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 17, 2017
• Last updated: February 15, 2018
• Start date: January 30, 2017
• Est. completion date: January 15, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: February 2018
• Source: Universidad Europea de Madrid
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of eccentric exercise combined with vibration or cryotherapy in Achilles tendon pathology.

The investigators hypothesis is that the combined eccentric exercise is better than the results presented by the exclusive eccentric exercise.

This intervention differs from the classic studies in that we maintain the intensity throughout the treatment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 132
• Est. completion date: January 15, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: December 15, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Sports people

• Positive initial ultrasound diagnosis

• Presence of degenerative changes at achilles mid portion

• Chronic Achilles tendon pain, (3/10 VAS)

• Pain when walking or running of Achilles tendon, (3/10 VAS)

• Pain in load in plantar flexion of Achilles tendon, 3/10 VAS)

• Pain in palpation of Achilles, (3/10 VAS)

• Morning Stiffness

Inclusion Criteria Healthy pople:

• Sports people

• Negative initial ultrasound diagnosis

• No syntomp of achilles tendinophaty

Exclusion Criteria:

• Receive physical, orthotic or physiotherapeutic treatment

• Asociated low back pain, ankle/knee/hip injury that may affect the study

• Previous injury or surgery of Achilles tendon.

• Pathologies that may limit the joint of ankle

• Pregnancy

• Obesity

• Patients with diabetes and/or other endocrine or metabolic pathologies or neurologic pathologies

• Patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disease

• Subjets diagnosed with familiar hypercholesterolemia and/or presence of xanthomas or with hyperuricemia

• Patients who have received renal transplantation

• Subjects who have suffered retinal detachment

• Subjects who have received oral contraceptives, statins, corticoids or hormone replacement therapy in the last six months

• Subjects who have received treatment wiht fluoroquinolones in the last two years

• Subjects who have received treatment with AINE's in the last four weeks

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Achilles Tendon
• Tendinopathy

Intervention

Other:
• Cryotherapy and eccentric exercise
12 weeks, 5 days/week, once a day, 2 exercises, 3 sets/exercise, 15 repetition/set. Of excentric exercise of foot plantar flexors. First exercise with knee in extension. Second exercise with knee in flexion. Previously subjects should cool their leg in ice water during sixteen minutes at a temperature of 8ºC (+/-2ºC)
• Vibration and eccentric exercise
12 weeks, 5 days/week, once a day, 2 exercises, 3 sets/exercise, 15 repetition/set. Of excentric exercise of foot plantar flexors. First exercise with knee in extension. Second exercise with knee in flexion. During the exercise subjects will be subjected to vibration. Vibration parameters: Frequency: 35Hz, Amplitude: 4 millimeters, Force: 3,9G

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Universidad Europea	Madrid

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad Europea de Madrid

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change at Achilles Tendon Cross Sectional Area	Ultrasound diagnosis.	3 months
Primary	Change at Achilles Tendon Thickness	Ultrasound diagnosis.	3 months
Secondary	Differences between healthy volunteers and volunteers with Achilles tendinopathy	Ultrasound diagnosis	2 weeks