High-Volume Image-Guided Injection in Chronic Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Overuse injury of the Achilles tendon is a common entity in athletes. Currently, the usual
treatment for chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy is an eccentric exercise program. In
most cases this gives satisfactory results, however there is a significant group of patients
in which the exercise program is not sufficient. Prior to our study, three United Kingdom
based studies have investigated the efficacy of High-Volume Image-Guided Injections (HVIGI's)
in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy. They all showed promising results. However none
of these studies had an adequate control group. This double-blind, placebo-controlled,
randomized clinical trial will investigate the value of a High-Volume Image-Guided Injection
in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy.