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Blood Flow Restriction Training for Treatment of Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy

Denmark36 participantsStarted 2020-08-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical and functional outcome of a 12-week rehabilitation regime consisting of Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction compared to Heavy-Slow Resistance training in male patients with chronic unilateral patellar tendinopathy.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 70 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Unilateral patellar tendinopathy * Chronic (symptoms \>3 months) * Pain of ≥ 4 during preferred sporting activity on the numerical pain rating scale (NRS; with 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst imaginable pain) * Ultrasonographical tendon swelling * Ultrasonographical hypo-echoic area with doppler Exclusion Criteria: * Bilateral tendinopathy * Cardiovascular diseases * Diabetes * Smoking * Previous surgery or trauma to the knee joint with an effect on the presenting clinical condition * Participants must not have been enrolled in a resistance based-rehabilitation program for the affected patellar tendon within the previous three months * Previous corticosteroid injection for patellar tendinopathy

What they're measuring

Change from baseline - 12 weeks using the clinical functional test Single-Leg Decline Squat measured on the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS; 0= no pain, 10 = worst imaginable pain)

Timeframe: Baseline-12 weeks.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04550013

SponsorBispebjerg Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-12-30

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