Assessing the Efficacy of the Treatment of Tendinopathy With Shear Wave Elastography
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
The purpose of this study is to utilize Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) to study the viscoelastic properties of tendons to understand the functional differences between normal/asymptomatic and symptomatic tendon states. The study will also assess the degree of tendon healing following standard of care treatment.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Patients presenting at the study location with lower extremity pain without tendon involvement
• Patients presenting at the study location with a clinical diagnosis of tenalgia
• Diagnosis of tendinopathy confirmed by ultrasound
Locations
United States
Georgia
Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center
RECRUITING
Atlanta
Contact Information
Primary
David Reiter, PhD
dareite@emory.edu
404-778-6098
Time Frame
Start Date: 2018-02-27
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-07
Participants
Target number of participants: 150
Treatments
Shear Wave Elastography for Asymptomatic Volunteers
Patients with extremity pain but without tendon involvement will have tendon imagining using shear wave elastography.
Shear Wave Elastography Symptomatic Volunteers
Patients diagnosed with tendinopathy will have tendon imagining using shear wave elastography. Participants may have the option to have repeated imaging to examine tendon healing for up to a year after receiving standard of care treatment.
Authors
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Sponsors
Leads: Emory University