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A Double-blind RCT to Investigate the Effect of a Novel Herbal Patch for the Treatment of PF

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 70 YearsAllChinese University of Hong Kong
NCT05584046 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Disorders and injuries of tendons and ligaments are some of the most diagnosed musculoskeletal (MS) disorders clinically. Nearly half of the 33 million MS disorders reported in the United States each year are tendon and ligament injuries. Although most of such injuries are non-fatal, they are severely debilitating, resulting in significant reduction in patient's quality of life, loss of productivity, and considerable costs to the healthcare system. Among all tendon and ligament disorders and injuries, tendon and ligament overuse disorders are the most common and incapacitating ones. Tendinopathy is a painful tendon overuse disorder, which increases with population aging. It has been estimated that about 30% of consultations for MS complaints in a general practice were related to tendinopathy. The affected tendon is presented with local tenderness, swelling and pain, causing physical dis

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female with age 18-70 * Unilateral * Heel pain for more than 6 weeks' duration * VAS score ≥ 5 * Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Known chronic disease or receiving long-term medications affecting bone metabolism including BPs * Contraindication to alendronate therapy such as poor dental fitness * ACL injury less than 6 weeks * Injury on duty cases * Patients who have undergone arthroscopy or open surgery in the index knee in the last 12 months * Other associated injuries (fractures and other ligament involvement such as neurovascular bundles injury) * Chondral lesion with concomitant intervention * Presence of X-ray features of osteoarthritis including decrease in joint space, presence of osteophytes and subchondral cysts * Neurological deficit * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Inability to give informed consent
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What it tests

  • CDAM
  • 2% Ketoprofen Patch
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Where

1 site
Prince of Wales Hospital
Shatin, Hong Kong
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