Effects of Eccentric Training for Patients With Lateral Epicondylalgia

NCT ID: NCT00975442

Last Updated: 2009-09-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-02-28

Study Completion Date

2005-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate eccentric training as an intervention for lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow) in a clinical setting.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Tennis Elbow Epicondylitis, Lateral Humeral

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Eccentric training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Eccentric training

Intervention Type OTHER

A home training program of eccentric training of the wrist extensors to be carried out daily with 3 sets of 15 repetitions. All subjects were instructed to use the forearm band (Epi Forsa 4061, Rehband, Sweden)

Forearm band

Intervention Type DEVICE

All patients were instructed to use a forearm band during all daily activities.

Forearm band

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Forearm band

Intervention Type DEVICE

All subjects were instructed to use the forearm band during all daily activities.

Interventions

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Eccentric training

A home training program of eccentric training of the wrist extensors to be carried out daily with 3 sets of 15 repetitions. All subjects were instructed to use the forearm band (Epi Forsa 4061, Rehband, Sweden)

Intervention Type OTHER

Forearm band

All subjects were instructed to use the forearm band during all daily activities.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Forearm band

All patients were instructed to use a forearm band during all daily activities.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Epi Forsa 4061, Rehband, Sweden Epi Forsa 4061, Rehband, Sweden

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Positive diagnostic criteria according to Haker (1991): A history of pain around the lateral epicondyle for at least one month.
* Pain at palpation of the lateral epicondyle of humerus and positive results in two of the following three pain provocation tests: Middle finger test, resisted extension of the wrist, and Vigorimeter test. Each of these tests is described in detail by Haker (1991)

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects with rheumatoid arthritis
* Fibromyalgia
* Previous surgery in the elbow region
* Neck dysfunction suggesting possible cervical rhizopathy
* Entrapment of n.radialis
* Patients with ongoing treatment, or previous treatment less than three months before enrolled to the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Rehband Sweden

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Karolinska Institutet

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden

Principal Investigators

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Johan Söderberg, P.T.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden

Locations

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Karolinska Institutet

Stockholm, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

Other Identifiers

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221/00

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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