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Effects of Acupuncture-assisted Rehabilitation Protocol for Achilles Tendon Rupture

NCT05957614 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2023-07-24

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Summary

This prospective study is to compare the rehabilitation effect between the patients with achilles tendon rupture using traditional rehabilitation protocol and acupuncture-assisted rehabilitation protocol. The main question it aims to answer is whether acupuncture is an effective rehabilitation treatment. The patients are divided into the traditional rehabilitation group and acupuncture assisted rehabilitation group. The time of return to light sports activity and other indicators of the two groups will be compared.

Conditions

  • Achilles Tendon Rupture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Traditional rehabilitation protocol

Rehabilitation protocol after open surgery for Achilles tendon rupture, including immobilization, early weightbearing ankle motion exercise and isolated early ankle motion exercises.

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture-assisted Rehabilitation Protocol

Add acupuncture treatment on the basis of traditional rehabilitation protocol.The acupuncture procedure is as follows, acupuncture treatment is carried out for half an hour every day in two weeks after surgery. The acupoints on the affected side are ST36(ZuSanLi), GB34(YangLingQuan) and SP9(YinLingQuan), and the acupoints on the healthy side are Ki3(TaiXi), bl60(KunLun) and PC7(DaLing).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Peking University Third Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-07-15
Primary Completion
2025-06-01
Completion
2025-07-01

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