Assessing the Tendons With Shear Wave Elastography
ConditionTendinopathy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorEmory University
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to utilize Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) to study the viscoelastic properties of tendons to understand the functional differences between normal/asymptomatic and symptomatic tendon states. The study will also assess the degree of tendon healing following standard of care treatment.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients presenting at the study location with lower extremity pain without tendon involvement
Patients presenting at the study location with a clinical diagnosis of tenalgia
Diagnosis of tendinopathy confirmed by ultrasound
Disqualifiers
Pregnancy
History of tendinopathy or surgery and morphologic abnormalities
History of systemic, metabolic, endocrine diseases, or psoriasis
History of treatment with corticosteroids, estrogens, long term quinolone antibiotics, and cholesterol drugs
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Shear Wave Elastography
Treatment groups
150 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov