41
Participants
Start Date
August 1, 2017
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2019
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2019
Low-level Laser Therapy
LLLT, 904 nm wavelength, 3 Joules per treatment point in accordance with World Association for Laser Therapy (WALT) guidelines.
Sham Low-level Laser Therapy
Same procedure as in the LLLT group with the exception of laser irradiation (0 mW mean output power).
Exercise therapy
Concentric and eccentric exercises with a total duration of approximately 20 minutes.
Cryotherapy
Twenty minutes of cryotherapy applied to the Achilles tendon.
University of Bergen, Bergen
Universidade do Vale do Paraíba
OTHER
Norwegian Fund for Postgraduate Training in Physiotherapy
OTHER
University of Bergen
OTHER