An interventional study of Eccentric Exercise and Combined Exercise in Sports Physical Therapy and Tendinopathy, sponsored by Hacettepe University. Recruiting at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-06-17.
Sponsored by Hacettepe University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
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Among 23 studies in Tendinopathy with a site in Turkey — 6 open to participants now, 7 under way, none of them phase 3. Tendinopathy · Turkey.
Among the 23 studies in Tendinopathy with a site in Turkey, this one is the 12th largest by planned enrollment of the 18 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 5 that started in 2025, is one of 18 with no phase, and was the 13th registered.
397 studies on the registry are indexed under Tendinopathy; 77 are open to participants now.
Browse Tendinopathy studies →6 of the 23 studies in Tendinopathy with a site in Turkey are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:
Ankara City Hospital Bilkent · Sites in Turkey
Ages 40–80
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa · Sites in Turkey
Ages 18–65
Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University · Sites in Turkey
Ages 18–65
Acibadem University · Sites in Turkey
Ages 18+
Halic University · Sites in Turkey
Ages 18–60
A study can be open while its sites in Turkey have not opened yet or have stopped. Only those recruiting at a site in Turkey →
Of the 47 Tendinopathy studies recruiting now, 16 (34%) set no upper age limit and 24 (51%) stop at 75 or younger; 1 takes children under 18; 7 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 18 Years to 50 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.
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23 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
First in 2020; this study’s year is marked. 5 started in 2025.
By drug class, each counting the studies that test any of its medicines:
This study's planned enrollment of 36 is below the median of 48 across 332 interventional studies indexed under Tendinopathy.
Median enrollment 42 across the 18 interventional studies, 100 across the 5 observational. Of the 14 that completed or were terminated, 0 (0%) have results posted.
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None of the 23 has an industry lead sponsor. The 10 most frequent:
Hacettepe University is the lead sponsor of 1,009 studies on the registry; 214 are open to participants now.
Hacettepe University has 3 studies filed under Tendinopathy — fewer than ten, so there is no comparison to draw.
5 of the studies in Tendinopathy with a site in Turkey that are under way reach primary completion within a year, 0 of them phase 3. Phase 3 first, then by date:
| Study | Primary completion |
|---|---|
| NCT07722845Acibadem UniversityIllness Perception and Treatment Expectations in Lateral Elbow Pain | 2026-12 |
| NCT06692998Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences UniversityHigh and Low Level Laser Therapy in De Quervain's Tenosynovitis | 2026-12-01 |
| NCT07880522Dr.Rumeysa TürkoğluSubacromial Corticosteroid Injection Combined With Exercise in Supraspinatus Tendinopathy | 2026-12-15 |
| NCT07178418Halic UniversityMuscle Architecture vs Alfredson Protocol in Achilles Tendinopathy | 2026-12-15 |
| NCT07502209Ankara City Hospital BilkentNotch vs Midpoint Suprascapular Nerve PRF for Chronic Shoulder Pain | 2027-06-30 |
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Among the 23 studies in Tendinopathy with a site in Turkey, from their registry updates:
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This study was planned to analyze the changes in tendon cross-sectional area and shoulder pain with different exercise approaches applied in biceps brachii long head tendinopathy.
There are different conservative treatment options for biceps brachii long head tendinopathy. However, the exercise approaches that can be applied for biceps brachii tendinopathy are not clear in the literature. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of exercises that include 12 weeks of eccentric training or combined exercise approaches.
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Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.
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Corticosteroids (steroids)
Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.
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In the eccentric exercise group, in addition to strengthening exercises for the periscapular muscles and stretching exercises for the biceps brachii muscle, eccentric strengthening exercises for the biceps brachii muscle will be given.
Other: Eccentric Exercise
In the combined exercise group, in addition to strengthening exercises for the periscapular muscles and stretching exercises for the biceps brachii muscle, progressive isometric, isotonic and plyometric strengthening training will be given to the biceps brachii muscle.
Other: Combined Exercise
In the control group, strengthening exercises for the periscapular muscles and stretching exercises for the biceps brachii muscle will be given. Strengthening exercises for the biceps brachii muscle will not be given in this group.
Other: Control Group Exercise
In the eccentric exercise group, in addition to strengthening exercises for the periscapular muscles and stretching exercises for the biceps brachii muscle, eccentric strengthening exercises for the biceps brachii muscle will be given. Participants will do the exercises in the groups they were randomized to every day for 12 weeks. They will be called to the clinic once a week for exercise checks.
In the combined exercise group, in addition to strengthening exercises for the periscapular muscles and stretching exercises for the biceps brachii muscle, progressive isometric, isotonic and plyometric strengthening training will be given to the biceps brachii muscle. Participants will do the exercises in the groups they were randomized to every day for 12 weeks. They will be called to the clinic once a week for exercise checks.
In the control group, strengthening exercises for the periscapular muscles and stretching exercises for the biceps brachii muscle will be given. Strengthening exercises for the biceps brachii muscle will not be given in this group. Participants will do the exercises in the groups they were randomized to every day for 12 weeks. They will be called to the clinic once a week for exercise checks.
Tendon Cross-Sectional Area
Ultrasound will be used to measure tendon cross-sectional area.
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
The patient will be asked to mark the severity of his/her pain at rest, at night, and during general activity on a 10 cm line without numbers, and the point they mark will be measured in millimeters with a ruler. The left end of the line indicates no pain, corresponding to 0 cm, while the pain level increases towards the right end of the line, which is marked at 10 cm.
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks
Plan to share: No
Started May 2025 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Oct 2025, 5 months after the start.
Of 174 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Tendinopathy, half reached primary completion within 20 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 37. This study's planned 5 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 183 studies reached it within 20 months; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 37.
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