Clinical trial NCT02930304: Non-Surgical Treatment Approaches in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Official title: Non-Surgical Treatment Approaches in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Tennis Elbow
Keywords: tennis elbow
pain
shock wave
kinesio taping
Lead sponsor: Hacettepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2016-10-12
Enrollment: 45
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 35
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

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.

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

Primary outcomes:
measure: pain assessment
timeFrame: from baseline to third week after treatment sessions
Secondary outcomes:
measure: functional assessment
timeFrame: from baseline to third week after treatment sessions
measure: maximum grip strength evaluation
timeFrame: from baseline to third week after treatment sessions
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Dept. of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Study officials:
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