Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:15 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:15 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02597660
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Males and females ages 18 - 50
* Patients with a greater than 3 month history of anterior knee pain
* Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of patellar tendinopathy (confirmation by ultrasonography demonstrating local anterior-posterior thickening of the tendon of at least 1mm compared with the mid-tendon level, and a hypo-echoic area)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients who have received corticosteroid injections within 12 months
* Patients who have full-width disruptions of the patellar tendon
* Patients who have undergone previous knee surgery or intraarticular injury
* Patients who have have arthritis (Kellgren and Lawrence grade 2 or higher), open growth plates, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, history of cancer or any major medical illnesses or endocrine disorders
* Patients with a body mass index greater than 35
* Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant
* Patients who are current collegiate, professional or elite athletes, or are participating in sports organizations that currently ban the use of somatropin
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
50 Years
Study:
NCT02597660
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02597660