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NCT Number: NCT04793971

Minimal Invasive Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy: Focus on Percutaneous Release (Maffulli)

To evaluate the outcome of percutaneous paratenon release for chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy.

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Key information

Conditions

Tendinopathy Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Tendon Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hospitals of Leuven

Pellenberg, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

About this study

Since 2011 the percutaneous procedure took the place of the open release of the paratenon for the surgical treatment for chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy in the investigators' center. In this study the investigators re-evaluate the patients undergoing percutaneous surgery since then in order to compare the outcome with the excellent results cited in literature. The patients will be contacted and asked to participate completing a VAS-score, a VISA-A score and agreeing with a clinical examination.

Approving by the Ethical Committee of UZLeuven is pending.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients that underwent percutaneous paratenon release for chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy

Exclusion criteria

  • insertional tendinopathy
  • open intervention
  • (partial) Achilles tendon rupture

Treatment and study plan

percutaneous paratenon release

Procedure

percutaneous paratenon release for chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy

Primary outcomes

  1. VISA-A-score

    Time frame: 3 months

    specific questionnaire about (mal-)function of Achilles tendon

Secondary outcomes

  1. SF-36-score

    Time frame: 3 months

    questionnaire about well-being

  2. VAS-score

    Time frame: 3 months

    questionnaire about pain

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Mar 11, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 11, 2021

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