Non-Surgical Treatment Approaches in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

NCT ID: NCT02930304

Last Updated: 2018-04-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 45 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-08-31
• Study Completion Date: 2016-12-31

Brief Summary

Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is a painful musculoskeletal condition, which is considered to be due to overuse, over-stress or over-exertion of the wrist extensors of the forearm, especially extensor carpi radialis brevi.

The aim of this study is to The compare the short-term effects of different physiotherapy approaches on pain, function and grip strength in the rehabilitation of patients with lateral epicondylitis.

Detailed Description

Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is a painful musculoskeletal condition, which is considered to be due to overuse, over-stress or over-exertion of the wrist extensors of the forearm, especially extensor carpi radialis brevi. Different treatment approaches are described in the literature. The primary aim of the treatment approaches are decrease the pain and improve the functional level in patients with lateral epicondylitis. Thus, decreasing pain and regaining the functional performance in the daily living activity is essential in early diagnosed patients.

The aim of this study is to compare the short-term effects of different treatment approaches on pain, function and grip strength in the rehabilitation of patients with lateral epicondylitis.

Conditions

Tennis Elbow

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

first physiotherapy

cold pack, TENS, exercise

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

first physiotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

physiotherapy program consists of cold pack, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and home exercise programme including stretching and eccentric strength exercises will be applied five times a week total 15 sessions

second physiotherapy

cold pack, TENS, exercise, kinesiotaping

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

second physiotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

physiotherapy program consists of cold pack, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and home exercise programme including stretching and eccentric strength exercises will be applied five times a week total 15 sessions. Kinesio taping will be applied two times per week total six times in addition to conventional physiotherapy

third physiotherapy

cold pack, TENS, ESWT, exercise

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

third physiotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

physiotherapy program consists of cold pack, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and home exercise programme including stretching and eccentric strength exercises will be applied five times a week total 15 sessions. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) will be applied one times per week total three session.

Interventions

first physiotherapy

physiotherapy program consists of cold pack, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and home exercise programme including stretching and eccentric strength exercises will be applied five times a week total 15 sessions

Intervention Type: OTHER

second physiotherapy

physiotherapy program consists of cold pack, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and home exercise programme including stretching and eccentric strength exercises will be applied five times a week total 15 sessions. Kinesio taping will be applied two times per week total six times in addition to conventional physiotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

third physiotherapy

physiotherapy program consists of cold pack, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and home exercise programme including stretching and eccentric strength exercises will be applied five times a week total 15 sessions. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) will be applied one times per week total three session.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

physiotherapy; kinesiotaping; Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosed with tennis elbow,
• and the duration of symptoms was between 8 and 10 weeks,
• and pain over the lateral epicondyle, pain during grip strength testing, and pain with one of the following tests: extensor carpi radialis test (i.e., resisted middle-finger extension), resisted wrist extension, or passive stretch of the wrist extensors.
• Furthermore, the participants had to agree to abstain from any other form of treatment during their involvement in this study

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with inflammatory, autoimmune, endocrine or kidney diseases, cubital tunnel syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, radiculopathies due to cervical disc pathologies, additional shoulder-hand-wrist pathologies, inflammatory arthritis, upper extremity operations or traumas,
• allergies to adhesive tape,
• and the patients who received corticosteroid injection due to lateral epicondylitis within the last 3 months

• Minimum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Hacettepe University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Leyla Eraslan

MSc

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Dept. of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

GO13/493

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id