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:
2025-12-24 @ 2:53 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:53 PM
NCT ID:
NCT05561959
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Age between 20-50 years old
2. The diagnosis was based on pain located in the Achilles tendon for at least 3 months.
3. Pain in the Achilles tendon area with distinct tenderness of the tendon 2 to 6 cm above the Achilles tendon insertion on the calcaneus
4. Ultrasonographic changes defined as local thickening of the symptomatic tendon, irregular tendon structure and fiber orientation, and separated tendon fibers or a globally more than 2 mm thicker tendon on the sick side
5. Diffuse pain in the posterior region of the ankle with local tenderness of the Achilles tendon and ultrasonographic changes.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Symptoms of \<3 months, previous surgery, previous ankle dislocation, distal neurology, steroid injections in last 3 month, pregnancy, and contraindication to GTN
2. Treatment of achillodynia with stretching or eccentric training for more than 2 weeks within the last 2 years
3. Other injuries in the lower extremity or the knee, which by the examining doctor was evaluated to influence the evaluation of symptoms or the ability to perform the training program
4. Acute symptoms with ultrasonographic changes consistent with a partial rupture of the tendon
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
20 Years
Maximum Age:
50 Years
Study:
NCT05561959
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT05561959