Achilles Tendinosis Study; Comparison of Radiofrequency to Surgical MicroDebridement
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Official title
Radiofrequency-based Plasma Microdebridement Compared to Surgical Microdebridement for Treating Achilles Tendinosis: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Multi-Center Study"
Brief summary
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This is a research study to evaluate the outcomes after the study procedure for pain and discomfort in the heel caused from an injury in the Achilles tendon which is located on the back of the foot (commonly called "Achilles tendinitis"-Achilles tendinosis) that has not gotten better with medicine and/or other therapy. Researchers want to see if using the study device changes outcomes for 1 year after the study procedure.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00534781
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 60 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- plasma microdebrider Device
- Mechanical Surgical Debridement Procedure
Device · Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 31, 2007
- Primary completion
- Jun 30, 2008
- Completion
- Aug 31, 2010
- Last update posted
- Jul 10, 2013
2007 – 2010
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Chesapeake Orthopaedic Associates | Baltimore | Maryland | 21218 | — |
| Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Center | Columbus | Ohio | 43231 | — |
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