Achilles Tendinopathy Treated With Training and Injections

Phase 4 Completed 100 enrolled Bispebjerg Hospital The Danish Rheumatism Association · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare in a randomized double blinded controlled trial the effect of heavy slow resistance exercises combined with ultrasound guided injections with local anesthetic with or without glucocorticosteroid in patients with achilles tendinopathy.

Timeline

Start: 2016-04
Primary completion: 2020-12-20
Completion: 2020-12-20

Publications

Johannsen F, Olesen JL, Ohlenschlager TF, Lundgaard-Nielsen M, Cullum CK, Jakobsen AS, Rathleff MS, Magnusson PS, Kjaer M. Effect of Ultrasonography-Guided Corticosteroid Injection vs Placebo Added to Exercise Therapy for Achilles Tendinopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jul 1;5(7):e2219661. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.19661.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Methylprednisolone	Other / unclassified	40 mg/ml	Other
Comparator	Lidocaine	Other / unclassified	5 mg/ml	Other

Achilles Tendinopathy Treated With Training and Injections

Summary

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