Comparative Research Among 3 Action Protocol in Other to Approach Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy

University of Zaragoza

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tendinopathy

Treatments: Other: Group of Dry Needling; Other: Group of Electrolysis; Other: Control Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02498795

P115/0017

Details and patient eligibility

About

The accomplishment of a treatment with Intratissue Percutaneous Electrolysis of additional form to the accomplishment of eccentric exercise's program in patients with chronic patellar tendinopathy is more effective than the accomplishment of an additional treatment with dry needling or eccentric exercise's program realized of isolated form.

Full description

Experimental study randomized with double blind, whose purpose is to compare three protocols in those who apply different protocols of physical therapy to themselves in three groups of intervention with patients with chronic patellar tendinopathy.

There take part in this study young women of both sexes, of Zaragoza and of different sports clubs of entity 18 and 40 years, that they realize of habitual form (minimum 3 times a week) a sport. All of them present chronic patellar tendinopathy.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age understood between 18 and 40 years.
• To practise any sport of habitual form.
• Patients diagnosed of chronic patellar tendinopathy with a minimum of 3 months of evolution and with stable symptomatology.
• Pain to the palpation of the tendon in the low pole of the knee and during the training or competition.
• Punctuation of the questionnaire VISA-P under 80.

Exclusion criteria

• Patient had an operation on the knee affected in the last 6 months.
• Infiltrations in the knee affected in the last 3 months.
• Patient who has received pharmacological treatment or physical therapy in the last 48 hours.
• Pathology with less than 3 months of evolution.
• To present bilateral chronic tendinopathy.
• Punctuation of the questionnaire major or equal Visa - p of 80.
• Inability to apply someone of the techniques of treatment or valuation for absolute or relative contraindication.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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50 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Group of Dry Needling

Active Comparator group

Description:

They will receive a treatment of dry needling with ultrasound scan together with a treatment in which they will realize eccentric exercise's program that the patient will have to realize in his domicile. The needle will get in the relevant zone of treatment. The punction will be realized using the technique of entry - Hong's rapid exit. Three punction will realize in the disabled zone of 3 seconds of duration.

Treatment:

Other: Group of Dry Needling

Group of electrolysis

Active Comparator group

Description:

They will receive a treatment of Intratissue Percutaneous Electrolysis with ultrasound scan together with a treatment in which they will realize eccentric exercise's program that the patient will have to realize in his domicile. The needle will get in the relevant zone of treatment. An intensity of 3 milliampere will be in use, during 3 seconds and one will repeat 3 times.

Treatment:

Other: Group of Electrolysis

Control Group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

They will receive a treatment of punction placebo with ultrasound scan together with a treatment in the one that will realize eccentric exercise's program that the patient will have to realize in his domicile.

Treatment:

Other: Control Group