Clinical trial NCT04023279: Effects of Myofascial Release and TENS Over Pain, Hand Prehensile Strength and Functionality of Superior Extremity in Women With Lateral Epicondylalgia
Official title: Effects of Myofascial Release of the Brachial Biceps and TENS Over the Elbow Pain, Hand Prehensile Strength and Functionality of Superior Extremity in Women With Symptomatology of Chronic Lateral Epicondylalgia
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Musculoskeletal Manipulations
Keywords: Manual therapy
Myofascial release
Lateral epicondylitis
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Pain
Strength
Functionality
Lead sponsor: Universidad Nacional Andres Bello
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-07-17
Enrollment: 32
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 30
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Quantitative, experimental prospective, explanatory type, randomized controlled parallel with simple blind.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This study evaluated the additive effect of myofascial release therapy on the brachial biceps on conventional management (TENS) in pain intensity, hand prehensile strength and upper limb functionality of individuals with lateral epicondylalgia.

Detailed description: This study determined the additive effect of the myofascial release therapy of brachial biceps on TENS in the variables pain intensity, hand prehensile strength and upper limb functionality of individuals with lateral epicondylalgia, compared to a group that received only TENS. This was done in a sample of 32 individuals, assigned in two groups: group A that received an application of TENS and group B that received an application of TENS plus myofascial release therapy.

Contrary to the hypothesis, the application of myofascial release therapy added to the application of TENS proved to generate a significant change only in the prehensile hand force with respect to the group that received only TENS.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Female between 30 and 50 years old.
* Belong to the administrative staff of the university in question
* Have a symptomatic diagnosis of chronic lateral epicondylitis (\> 6 weeks)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Being pregnant
* Have done moderate or intense aerobic or anaerobic sport activities of any kind 72 hours before the registrations
* Have an orthopedic, rheumatologic, neuropsychiatric or associated comorbidities diagnosed.
* Have suffered a fracture or trauma involving the upper extremity 4 months before the intervention.
* Be in medical, pharmacological or kinesthetic treatment during the intervention or 2 weeks before this.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in pain intensity numerical rating scale
timeFrame: One month
measure: Pressure pain threshold
timeFrame: Immediately after treatment
measure: Prehensile hand strength
timeFrame: Immediately after treatment
measure: Change in Elbow functionality.
timeFrame: One month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Talcahuano
country: Chile
facility: Universidad Andres Bello
state: Concepción
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidad Andres Bello
name: Jorge Fuentes, PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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