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Feasibility of an Early Progressive Strength Exercise Programme for Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture

NCT04121377 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2020-10-14

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Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility of an early progressive exercise program for patients with Achilles tendon rupture treated non-surgically. The outcomes will concern the patient's acceptability of the intervention, adherence to the intervention and safety of the healing tendon.

Conditions

  • Achilles Tendon Rupture

Interventions

OTHER

Resistance training

Weekly sessions introducing resistance exercises and monitoring the patients acceptability. The exercises are isometric contractions, seated heel-rise and elastic band. The patient register the amount of exercise in a home exercise journal. To protect the tendon while doing range of motion of the foot, dorsiflexion is restricted beyond neutral (0 degrees of dorsiflexion). The load on the strength exercises will progress from isometric contraction without external load to strengthening exercises with 10-20 RM (RM: Repetition Maximum). Each strength exercise can progress with added weight or stronger elastic band. The Borg scale is used to guide the patient to progress or regress the load in each exercise. The recommended level being "easy" to "hard" (2-5/10). It is emphasised that the exercises must not cause sudden or severe pain in the tendon, but muscle soreness is to be expected.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aalborg University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marianne Christensen, MHSc · Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Aalborg University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-10-11
Primary Completion
2020-04-30
Completion
2020-04-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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