Effect of ultrasound associated with hydrocortisone and laser on epicondylitis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- ateral epicondylitis of the elbow.Lateral epicondylitis
- Registration Number
- IRCT201507043220N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 78
Inclusion Criteria
pain at the origin of the wrist extensor muscles, radicular pain to forearm, tenderness at the origin of the wrist extensors.
Exclusion criteria: previous fractures of humerus, radius and ulna, rheumatism arthritis of elbow, cervical disc herniation, disc degeneration and injection of corticosteroids
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Tenderness. Timepoint: 1st (before treatment), 5th, 10th sessions and 10 days after end of treatment. Method of measurement: By questionnaire.;Grip strength of hand. Timepoint: 1st (before treatment), 5th, 10th sessions and 10 days after end of treatment. Method of measurement: By dynamometer.;Radicular pain. Timepoint: 1st (before treatment), 5th, 10th sessions and 10 days after end of treatment. Method of measurement: By questionnaire.;Pain intensity at rest. Timepoint: 1st (before treatment), 5th, 10th sessions and 10 days after end of treatment. Method of measurement: By Visual Analogue Scale(VAS).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method