Assessing the Tendons With Shear Wave Elastography

Launched by EMORY UNIVERSITY · Mar 2, 2018

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a technique called Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) to better understand how healthy tendons differ from those that are injured or painful, known as tendinopathy. The main goal is to learn how well tendons heal after receiving standard treatment. The study is currently looking for participants, both those who have tendon pain and those who do not but have lower leg pain for other reasons.

To be eligible for the study, participants with tendon pain must have a medical diagnosis of tenalgia, which means they experience pain in the tendon, confirmed by an ultrasound. On the other hand, individuals without tendon issues can join if they have lower leg pain but no confirmed tendon injuries. It's important to note that pregnant individuals and those with certain health conditions or previous tendon surgeries cannot participate. If you join the study, you can expect to undergo a non-invasive test to help researchers gather important information about tendon health and healing.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria for Asymptomatic Volunteers:
• • Patients presenting at the study location with lower extremity pain without tendon involvement
• Inclusion Criteria for Symptomatic Volunteers:
• • Patients presenting at the study location with a clinical diagnosis of tenalgia
• • Diagnosis of tendinopathy confirmed by ultrasound
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Pregnancy
• • History of tendinopathy or surgery and morphologic abnormalities
• • History of systemic, metabolic, endocrine diseases, or psoriasis
• • History of treatment with corticosteroids, estrogens, long term quinolone antibiotics, and cholesterol drugs