The Effect of Loading Speed and Intensity During Exercise on the Immediate Structural Changes in the Achilles Tendon

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

34

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 25, 2023

Primary Completion Date

January 10, 2024

Study Completion Date

January 10, 2024

Conditions
Achilles Tendinopathy
Interventions
OTHER

Slow and heavy exercise therapy

6 sets of 10 single leg isolated eccentric heel drops into maximal dorsiflexion at an exercise speed of 0.33 Hz, with 1-min rest period between each set.

OTHER

Slow and light exercise therapy

6 sets of 10 single leg isolated eccentric heel drops into neutral ankle position at an exercise speed of 0.33 Hz, with 1-min rest period between each set.

OTHER

Fast and heavy exercise therapy

6 sets of 30 single leg isolated eccentric heel drops into maximal dorsiflexion at an exercise speed of 1 Hz, with 1-min rest period between each set.

Trial Locations (1)

9000

Vakgroep Revalidatiewetenschappen UZ Gent, 1B3, Ghent

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University Hospital, Ghent

OTHER

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