Scooping Mobilization With and Without Scapulothoracic Mobilization in Patients of Lateral Epicondylalgia

NCT ID: NCT06869733

Last Updated: 2025-03-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 38 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-05-02
• Study Completion Date: 2024-07-02

Brief Summary

Lateral epicondylalgia is well known musculoskeletal disorder now a day. Lateral epicondylalgia is a disorder in which pain and tenderness at lateral part of elbow. This study is targeting the scapulothoracic mobilization and scooping mobilization at lateral epicondylalgia. This study is single-blinded Randomized Clinical Trial will be conducted in Fatima memorial Hospital and Bajwa hospital Lahore. Non-probability convenience sampling will be used with 38 Participants involved in this study is with age of 18 to 45 with presence of pain and tenderness around lateral epicondyle, positive Cozens test and maudsley test, scapular dyskinesia, pain on resisted elbow extension, wrist extension and gripping activities. In this study, one group is treated with scooping mobilization with scapulothoracic mobilization. Second group is treated with scooping mobilization alone. The participants will be randomized into two Groups by computer generated randomization software. Outcomes measures which are used in this study is Numeric pain rating scale for pain, goniometer for range of motion and patient related tennis elbow evaluation for activities of daily livings for patients of lateral epicondylalgia.

Conditions

Lateral Epicondylitis

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Scooping Mobilization

Group A treated with scooping mobilization only.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Scooping Mobilization

Intervention Type: OTHER

Group A treated with only scooping mobilization with frequency of 2 to 3 times in a week for consecutive 4 weeks.

Scooping Mobilization with Scapulothoracic mobilization

Group B treated with scooping mobilization with scapulothoracic mobilization.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Scooping Mobilization with Scapulothoracic mobilization

Intervention Type: OTHER

Group B treated with scooping mobilization with scapulothoracic mobilization, which was given 2 to 3 times in a week for consecutive 4 weeks.

Interventions

Scooping Mobilization

Group A treated with only scooping mobilization with frequency of 2 to 3 times in a week for consecutive 4 weeks.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Scooping Mobilization with Scapulothoracic mobilization

Group B treated with scooping mobilization with scapulothoracic mobilization, which was given 2 to 3 times in a week for consecutive 4 weeks.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 20-40 years
• Pain and tenderness around lateral epicondyle
• Pain on resisted elbow extension ,wrist extension and gripping activities
• Gender both male and female.
• Scapular Dyskinesia.
• Positive Cozen test and maudsley test for lateral epicondylalgia.
• With moderate pain intensity on Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) with a score of 3 or higher

Exclusion Criteria

• Any injury or disease around the shoulder, elbow and wrist on affected side
• Cervical radiculopathy.
• Local steroid injection
• History of fracture of humerus, radius, ulna which is affected upper extremity

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Humera Mubashar, MSOMPT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Dr. Humera Mubashar

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Dr. Faiza Amjad

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

REC/RCR&AHS/24/0125

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id