# Topical Glyceryl Trinitrate (GTN) and Eccentric Exercises in the Treatment of Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy

> **NCT02499484** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland** · enrollment: 76 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Tendinopathy
- Achilles Tendon Pain

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** glyceryl trinitrate
- **OTHER:** Placebo ointment
- **OTHER:** Eccentric exercise program

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02499484
- **Lead sponsor:** Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-09
- **Primary completion:** 2018-11
- **Final completion:** 2018-11
- **Target enrollment:** 76 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-06-06

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02499484

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02499484, "Topical Glyceryl Trinitrate (GTN) and Eccentric Exercises in the Treatment of Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02499484. Licensed CC0.

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