Pain Pressure Threshold Algometry in Lateral Epicondylitis: Intra- and Inter-rater Reliability

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-06-01

Study Completion Date

2024-12-01

Brief Summary

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This clinical trial aims to investigate the intra- and inter-rater reliability of pain pressure threshold algometry in lateral epicondylitis patients.

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Detailed Description

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Tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylitis (or epicondylosis) of the elbow, was first described at the end of the 19th century. The community prevalence is 1% to 3%,38 with an even sex distribution and a peak incidence between 35 and 55 years of age.16 There is consensus that the mechanism of injury involves repetitive loads at the wrist and elbow, including supination and extension of the wrist.15 People affected by tennis elbow commonly have pain over the lateral humeral epicondyle, with flexion at the elbow also usually limited by pain, especially if the wrist is pronated and extended against resistance.

Assessment of reliability is a necessary first step in the validation procedures of clinical tests. The reliability of the PPT measurement is susceptible to the influence of rater behavior and judgment, such as the instructions to the participant, rate of force application, and reaction time of the rater.

We opted to investigate the intra- and inter-rater reliability of PPT in persons with lateral epicondylitis with three raters, rater blinding, and a pause of ≥20 seconds between each measurement. We hypothesized that clinicians with no former experience with the procedure can master it with good reliability after a single 30-min training session.

Conditions

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Lateral Epicondylitis Lateral Epicondylitis, Unspecified Elbow

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Before starting the investigation, the raters will practice the procedure together in a 30-min training session on a person with lateral epicondylitis. The rater will stabilize the participant's elbow with one hand. The most tender spot in the joint line of each elbow identified by palpation will be assessed with PPT algometry three times with ≥20-second intervals by each rater in a single session. The rubber tip will be placed perpendicular to the skin. The participants will be instructed to give a verbal signal as soon as the sensation of pressure turns into pain, at which time the rater will immediately remove the algometer and record the score. The display of the algometer will face the floor during the testing to blind the raters and participants for the levels of force. There will only be one rater and participant present during the testing at a time. The pause between each rater will be approximately one minute, and the rater order will change randomly during the study period.

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

The raters will be unaware of each other's test results. Furthermore, the participants will not be informed of their results. Assessor and investigator will be blinded from the providers and participants.

Study Groups

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Lateral epicondylitis patients

Patients that are diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pain pressure threshold measurement

Intervention Type DEVICE

Pain pressure threshold (PPT) is used to measure deep muscular tissue sensitivity. The test determines the amount of pressure over a given area in which a steadily increasing nonpainful pressure stimulus turns into a painful pressure sensation. A varying pressure is applied from 0.5 to 1 kg/sec in a perpendicular direction relative to the muscle. PPT has no standard protocol on administration and placement. Equipment used varies with many handheld electric algometers.

PPT has been used on a wide variety of patients and conditions, including musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders (eg, Parkinson disease, tension headaches, pelvic pain, low back pain, myofascial trigger points, sacroiliac joint pain, knee osteoarthritis, skin humidity, shoulder pain, lateral epicondylitis).

Interventions

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Pain pressure threshold measurement

Pain pressure threshold (PPT) is used to measure deep muscular tissue sensitivity. The test determines the amount of pressure over a given area in which a steadily increasing nonpainful pressure stimulus turns into a painful pressure sensation. A varying pressure is applied from 0.5 to 1 kg/sec in a perpendicular direction relative to the muscle. PPT has no standard protocol on administration and placement. Equipment used varies with many handheld electric algometers.

PPT has been used on a wide variety of patients and conditions, including musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders (eg, Parkinson disease, tension headaches, pelvic pain, low back pain, myofascial trigger points, sacroiliac joint pain, knee osteoarthritis, skin humidity, shoulder pain, lateral epicondylitis).

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must be between 18 and 90 years of age
* Clinical diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis (point tenderness over the lateral epicondyle and exacerbation of pain with chair pick-up test and maximal hand grip)

Exclusion Criteria

* History of steroid injection for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis within six months
* History of oral steroid use for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis within six months
* History of elbow surgery
* History of elbow fracture
* History of elbow dislocation
* Cancer
* Rheumatoid arthritis
* Severe cognitive deficit
* Neurological deficits in the upper limb
* Inability to speak and understand English/Turkish.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No