Comparison of Two Combined Therapeutic Methods for Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis
NCT ID: NCT00554476
Last Updated: 2007-11-07
Study Results
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Basic Information
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TERMINATED
PHASE4
50 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2003-01-31
2006-04-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Outcome measures: Patients were evaluated for outcomes, complications and patients' satisfaction at 2nd, 4th, and 12th week after beginning of treatment. We measured the pain severity by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Interventions
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Triamcinolone Acetonide- Indomethacin-Cryotherapy-Casting
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* pain at the lateral epicondyle during resisted dorsiflexion of the wrist with the elbow in full extension, or resisted extension of middle finger at the metacarpophalangeal joint
* pain to be continued for longer than 6 weeks or even with recurrent pain during similar period
Exclusion Criteria
* patients who were unable to return for follow up
* patients with nerve entrapment
* pregnancy
* breast-feeding
* presence of systemic neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis
* upper limb fractures
* other arm/forearm pathology such as radial nerve compression
* known thrombocytopenia
* coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis
* history of diffuse pain syndrome
* history of inflammatory arthropathy
* intolerance/allergy to corticosteroids or NSAIDs or any contraindication for these
* untreated depression
* history of narcotic use for pain management greater than 1 month or history of narcotic abuse problem
18 Years
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Azad University of Medical Sciences
OTHER
Principal Investigators
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Jaleh Hassanloo, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Orthopedics, Boo-Ali Hospital
Locations
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Azad University of Medical Sciences, Boo-Ali Hospital
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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RCT-246910-06
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id