An Exploratory Study on the effect on sports injuries of extracorporeal shock wave therapy

UMIN ID: UMIN000019207

Registered date:10/10/2015

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: 1. tendinitis, enthesitis 2. joint and fatigue fracture 3. greater trochanter part pain, bursitis 4. ligament damage, ligament, tendon attachment avulsion fracture 5. Other (painful outside the tibia, split patella, epiphyseal disease early avascular necrosis fracture, early osteochondritis dissecans)
• Date of first enrollment: 2015/10/17
• Target sample size: 100
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Pain-relieving effect Changes in the imaging findings Period of up to competition return
• Secondary Outcome: Adverse event

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: Not applicable
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: Patients with trauma in the irradiation spot Patients with a disease exacerbated by pain stimulus Pregnant woman Patients with malignant tumors in the irradiation spot Patients can not be decision-making on their own

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: University of Tsukuba hospital
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Ministry of education