Clinical trialNCT04726189CompletedInterventional

Early Progressive Strength Exercise for Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture.

SponsorAalborg University HospitalEnrollment82Achilles Tendon Rupture

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Summary

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The purpose of this trial is to investigate the efficacy of standard care versus standard care combined with an early progressive exercise program in improving the function of the tendon and leg muscles after non-surgical treated Achilles tendon rupture

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Investigators

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Inge Lunding Kjær, MD
Aalborg University Hospital
Study Chair
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Jennifer A Zellers, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, USA
Study Chair
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Karin Grävare Silbernagel, PhD
University of Delaware, DE USA
Study Chair
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Marianne Christensen, MHSc
Aalborg University Hospital
Principal Investigator
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Michael Skovdal Rathleff, PhD
Aalborg University Hospital
Study Chair
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Sites

2 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

Denmark

Orthopeadic Department, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Aalborg University Hospital
Aalborg, Denmark
Orthopeadic Department, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, North Denmark Regional Hospital Hjørring
Hjørring, Denmark

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 19 Mar 2021
Primary completion: 30 Jan 2023
Completion: 23 Nov 2023
Last update posted: 24 Jun 2024
Registered enrollment: 82
Registry id: NCT04726189

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