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 @ 4:15 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:15 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06774066
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Participants with mid-portion Achilles tendon pain in one or both legs. In bilateral symptoms, the most symptomatic leg will be considered for assessing the intervention or standard progressive rehabilitation exercise programme.
* Participants with chronic Achilles tendinopathy for more than three months who had previously undergone physiotherapy and exercise rehabilitation but experienced no improvement or continued to suffer from severe pain.
* Having one or more ultrasonography characteristics of mid-portion tendinopathy including thickened tendon, neovascularisation, hypoechogenic areas or loss of fibrillar homogeneity.
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of previous Achilles tendon rupture or surgically repaired tendons.
* Presentation of insertional Achilles tendinopathy or concurrent pain at both the insertional and mid-portion of the Achilles tendon at the start of the study.
* Presence of neurological or metabolic conditions known to affect tendon health
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
70 Years
Study:
NCT06774066
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06774066