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 @ 11:30 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:30 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06134856
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Individuals who self-report pain in the back of the heel (Achilles tendon) persisting for at least 3 months.
Prior to inclusion in the study, subjects will undergo a brief clinical screen by the investigators to confirm the signs of Achilles tendinopathy. This screen will consist of assessing for tenderness to palpation in the Achilles tendon and the Royal London Hospital Test (Tenderness to pressure is assessed with the subject in maximal active dorsiflexion and is positive if reduced in this position as compared to the resting state.)
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of any surgery distal to the fibular head on the involved lower extremity
* Cortisone injection to the painful Achilles tendon within the last 6 months
* History of diagnosed ankle joint or connective tissue instability
* Current pregnancy
* Age under 18 years of age
* Unable or unwilling to give consent for test and/or treatment procedures
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT06134856
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06134856