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Identification and Treatment of Early Tendinopathy in Elite Athletes

NCT03642392 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2018-09-04

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Summary

Tendon injuries represent a significant problem in elite athletes. The understanding of the pathophysiology of tendinopathy is very sparse, and especially the early events in tendinopathy are unknown. In this study, the investigators will investigate early changes in tendon tissue overloading and development of tendinopathy. The investigators will examine elite athletes with recently developed tendinopathy with regards to symptoms (pain, function), tendon morphology (ultrasonography, MRI), inflammation (the activity of inflammatory pathways) and vascularization (Doppler US). The investigators hypothesize a coupling between early symptoms and inflammatory activity, followed by structural changes. The investigation will indicate what symptoms and what tendon related measurements are primary for disease development ("tendinopathy blueprints") and should be regarding vital in the prevention of tendinopathy.

Conditions

  • Tendinopathy

Interventions

OTHER

Identification and treatment of early tendinopathy

Participants receive initial guidance about load reduction when tendinopathy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Team Denmark

    collaborator OTHER

  • Bispebjerg Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christian Couppé, PhD · Unversity of Copenhagen

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-17
Primary Completion
2020-08-17
Completion
2021-08-17

Countries

  • Denmark

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