Clinical trial NCT06068907: Pain Pressure Threshold in Elbow Pain
Official title: Validity and Reliability of Pressure Pain Threshold Assessment in Patients With Elbow Pain
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Conditions: Pain, Chronic
Elbow Disease
Lead sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-10-05
Enrollment: 75
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients with elbow pain who volunteer to participate in the study and meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study.

Brief summary: Although validity and reliability studies have been completed in different patient groups in the literature, the validity and reliability of pressure pain threshold assessment in patients with elbow pain has not been studied. This study aims to study the validity and reliability of pressure pain threshold assessment in patients with elbow pain.

Detailed description: Unidimensional and multidimensional scales based on patient reporting are mostly used in pain assessment. Although determining pain severity based on patient reporting is important, the patient's physiological and psychological characteristics may make it difficult to interpret the responses. Therefore, objective measurement of pain is very valuable in assessing health status. Another approach to assessing variation in pain perception is to define pressure pain threshold. Although validity and reliability studies have been completed in different patient groups in the literature, the validity and reliability of pressure pain threshold assessment in patients with elbow pain has not been studied. This study aims to study the validity and reliability of pressure pain threshold assessment in patients with elbow pain.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being between the ages of 18-65 years
* Having non-specific elbow joint pain that has been ongoing for the last 3 months
* Having the ability to read and write Turkish
* No vision or hearing problems
* Must have a level of cooperation that can comply with the evaluation

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participated in a physiotherapy program due to elbow problem in the last 6 months
* Presence of neurological or cognitive impairment
* Fractures related to malignant conditions and/or elbow fractures
* Nerve injury, heterotopic ossification or myositis ossificans
* Having elbow arthrosis and/or elbow joint contracture
* Nonunion, malunion and infection problems
* Having complex regional pain syndrome
* Having any known rheumatological, cardiovascular, respiratory or psychiatric disease
* Having a skin disease that will affect the upper extremity evaluation

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pressure Pain Threshold
timeFrame: Baseline (First assessment)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Pressure Pain Threshold
timeFrame: 3 days after the first assessment (Second assessment)
measure: Pain Intensity
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Functional Status
timeFrame: Baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa
state: Bakırkoy
Study officials:
affiliation: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
name: Tansu Birinci, PT, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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