Trial reportJournal of athletic training2015
Wireless Versus Wired Iontophoresis for Treating Patellar Tendinopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Trial report in Journal of athletic training, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Exercise Treatments with or without Adjuncts for Common Lower Limb Tendinopathies: A Living Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- Management of patellar tendinopathy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised studies.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Iontophoresis-assisted transdermal drug delivery for the treatment of inflammatory dermatoses: A review.Journal of pharmaceutical analysis · 2026Review
- Placebo Effect in the Treatment of Patellar Tendinopathy and Its Influencing Factors: Systematic Review With Meta-analysis and Meta Regression of Randomized Controlled Trials.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Review
- Development of a Smart Leg Splint by Using New Sensor Technologies and New Therapy Possibilities.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
contextThe efficacy of the relatively new wireless iontophoresis patch compared with the traditional wired dose controller is unknown.
objectiveTo determine the differences among 2 iontophoresis drug-delivery systems (wireless patch versus wired dose controller) and a sham treatment in treating patellar tendinopathy.
designRandomized controlled clinical trial.
settingPhysical therapy clinic. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsThirty-one participants diagnosed with patellar tendinopathy (men = 22, women = 9, age = 24.5 ± 5.9 years). INTERVENTION(S): Participants were randomly assigned into 1 of 3 treatment groups: wireless patch, wired dose controller, or sham treatment. Participants in the active treatment groups received six 80 mA/min iontophoresis treatments using 2 mL of 4% dexamethasone sodium phosphate. During each visit, clinical outcome measures were assessed and then the assigned treatment was applied. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Clinical outcome measures were Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale, pressure sensitivity, knee-extension force, and sit-to-stand pain assessment using a numeric rating scale. For each clinical outcome measure, we used a repeated-measures analysis of covariance to determine differences among the treatment groups over the treatment period.
resultsParticipants reported a clinically important improvement on the Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale across all treatment groups, with no differences among groups (P = .571). A placebo effect was observed with pressure sensitivity (P = .0152); however, the active treatment decreased participants' pain during the sit-to-stand test (P = .042).
conclusionsA placebo effect occurred with the sham treatment group. Generally, improvement was noted in all groups regardless of treatment type, but greater pain reduction during a functional task was evident within the active treatment groups during the sit-to-stand test. The wireless patch and wired dose controller treatments were equivalent across all variables.
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