Laser Therapy in The Management of Achilles Tendon Injury

Low Level Laser Therapy versus placebo in the management of Achilles tendinopathy using the VISA-A scale as a measure of function.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12607000508471

Enrollment

Registered

2007-10-05

Start date

2007-10-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The primary aim of this study is to get an idea of whether Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) may be effective in the management of Achilles Tendinopathy, and give benefit to the patients over and above that of eccentric exercises alone. The Hypothesis is that the treatment group will have less pain and more improvement in functional outcome measures score compared to the control group.

Interventions

Eccentric exercise, low level laser therapy Eccentric exercise; twice daily for 12 weeks. Laser therapy; 810nm, 100mW, 3J to 6 points around the tendon, 3 times per week for 4 weeks.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosis of Achilles tendinopathy and not had any treatment on the Achilles tendon in the previous 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Contraindications to Low Level Laser Therapy. Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug (NSAID) use. Insertional Tendinopathy. Bursitis. Neurological signs.

Outcome results