A Study of the Effect of Time-of-day of Training on Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy (TENDOTIME)

January 19, 2024 updated by: Chloé Yeung, Bispebjerg Hospital

Tendinopathy: Optimal Time for Management Through Exercise (TENDOTIME) - a Randomised Controlled Study Comparing Targeted Training Performed Morning and Late Afternoon in a 12-week Intervention Program on Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy

The study is a 12-week human study where 60 participants with chronic patellar tendinopathy (more than 3 months symptoms duration) are randomised to undergo 12 weeks of targeted resistance exercise either in the morning or in the late afternoon. The overall aim is to investigate when the best time of the day to perform muscular strength training therapy towards tendinopathy is. The study will also include 10 healthy controls who will not perform any exercise training.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

70

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Sports active men and women
  • Age (18-55) years old
  • BMI (18.5-30)
  • Uni- or bilateral patellar tendinopathy
  • Symptom onset >90 days ago

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patellar tendinopathy longer than 24 months
  • Previous surgery in the knee on the ipsilateral side
  • Corticosteroid injection in the patellar tendon on the ipsilateral side within the last 6 months
  • Any confounding diagnosis to the knee joint
  • Known arthritis
  • Known diabetes
  • Known rheumatic disorders
  • Inability to follow rehabilitation or complete follow-ups
  • Enrolled in a resistance based-rehabilitation program for the affected patellar tendon within the previous 3 months
  • Have an occupation where it is not feasible to avoid pain provoking tasks
  • Pregnancy
  • Have sleeping disorders or disruptions, e.g., night shift work
  • Use of medicines or supplements known to affect collagen synthesis or sleep

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Morning exercise
Three sessions per week of targeted resistance exercise targeting the quadriceps muscles performed between 6:00 and 8:00 for 12 weeks.
Other: Resistance training for knee extensors
The exercise will be started at 60% of 1 repetition maximum (RM) and progressed to 75% of 1 RM during the first 3 weeks and maintained throughout the intervention period. The exercise will be performed slowly (6 s/ repetition).
Experimental: Late afternoon exercise
Three sessions per week of targeted resistance exercise targeting the quadriceps muscles performed between 16:00 and 18:00 for 12 weeks.
Other: Resistance training for knee extensors
The exercise will be started at 60% of 1 repetition maximum (RM) and progressed to 75% of 1 RM during the first 3 weeks and maintained throughout the intervention period. The exercise will be performed slowly (6 s/ repetition).
No Intervention: Healthy control
Healthy individuals without tendinopathy as controls for the transcriptomics and proteomics analyses.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patient perception VISA-P
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12.
Change in Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment - patella (VISA-P) total score. The VISA-P asses symptoms, function and the ability to participate in sport. It consists of 8 questions, with a maximum score of 100 indicating the person is asymptomatic and fully per-forming and lower scores indicating more symptoms and limitations of function and activity.
Change from baseline at week 12.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Ultrasonography - tendon thickness
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12 and 52.
Grey scale ultrasonography will be used for evaluation of patellar tendon thickness.
Change from baseline at week 12 and 52.
Patient perception VISA-P truncated
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12 and 52.
Change in Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment - patella (VISA-P) truncated score. The truncated score only including questions 2-6, with a maximum score of 50. Lower scores indicating more symptoms and limitations of function and activity.
Change from baseline at week 12 and 52.
Patient perception VISA-P
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 52.
Change in Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment - patella (VISA-P) total score. The VISA-P asses symptoms, function and the ability to participate in sport. It consists of 8 questions, with a maximum score of 100 indicating the person is asymptomatic and fully per-forming and lower scores indicating more symptoms and limitations of function and activity.
Change from baseline at week 52.
Self-reported improvement (GROC)
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12 and 52.
Self-reported improvement after treatment will be evaluated by the Global Rating of change (GROC) on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 'much improved' to 'much worse'.
Change from baseline at week 12 and 52.
Self-reported satisfaction (PASS)
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12 and 52.
Self-evaluated satisfaction with treatment result will be evaluated by Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 'very satisfied' to 'very unsatisfied'.
Change from baseline at week 12 and 52.
Counter movement jump height
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 52.
Jump height during counter movement jump test will be used to assess patellar tendinopathy caused functional deficits.
Change from baseline at week 52.
Pain during single-leg decline squat (SLDS)
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12 and 52.
Participants performed a decline squat on a 25°decline board and reported pain using an 11 point numeric rating scale (NRS) upon completion, with 10 being the worst imaginable pain and 0 denoting no pain.
Change from baseline at week 12 and 52.
Ultrasonography - power Doppler
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12 and 52.
Doppler ultrasonography will be used for evaluation of patellar tendon vascularization/blood flow.
Change from baseline at week 12 and 52.
Lean mass by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12.
Change in quadriceps lean muscle mass by DEXA.
Change from baseline at week 12.
Expression of circadian clock genes
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.
Changes in expression of circadian clock genes and known tendon clock target genes by tendon tissue biopsies measured in the bulk RNA by RNA sequencing and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR).
Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.
Expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) and ECM regulator genes
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.
Changes in expression of ECM and ECM regulator genes by tendon tissue biopsies measured in the bulk RNA by RNA sequencing and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR).
Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.
Global expression of genes
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.
Unbiased examination of global changes in expression of genes by tendon tissue biopsies measured in the bulk RNA by RNA sequencing.
Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.
Histochemical staining of tendon sections
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.
Morphology of tendon tissue regions, including cells and blood vessels, measured by histochemical and immunohistochemical stainings of tendon tissue biopsies.
Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.
Spatial changes of gene expression
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.
Unbiased examination of global changes in expression of genes in regions of interests of tendon tissue biopsies measured by spatial transcriptomics.
Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.
Spatial changes of extracellular matrix protein levels
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.
Unbiased examination of global changes in levels of extracellular matrix proteins in regions of interests of tendon tissue biopsies measured by spatial transcriptomics.
Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.
Blood samples
Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.
Identification of potential biomarkers of tendon injury and repair by metabolomics and proteomics.
Change from baseline at week 12, compared to healthy controls.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Bispebjerg Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 10, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 10, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 19, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

January 22, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 22, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 19, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TENDOTIME

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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