Comparing the Clinical and Functinal Outcomes of Treating the Elbow Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow) with Dry Needling and Corticosteroid Injectio
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Elbow Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow).Lateral epicondylitis
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015082523750N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University of Shahroud
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Report of pressure pain in humeral epicondyle; Increased pain during extension of wrist In the face of resistance And mid-finger test positive
Exclusion criteria: Treatment of pain in the past two weeks with sedation, NSAID or Physiotherapy; Treatment of pain In the last 3 months with steroid injections; Treatment with acupuncture or surgery in the last 6 months; Central and peripheral nervous system diseases; Radial nerve entrapment; Inflammatory rheumatic diseases; Gout; radioulnar or radiohumeral osteoarthritis; A history of allergic reaction to corticosteroids
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity. Timepoint: Two weeks after the intervention, eight weeks after intervention, 6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using the VAS and the use of questionnaires quick-DASH score and PRTEE.;Functional status. Timepoint: Two weeks after the intervention, eight weeks after intervention, 6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: the use of questionnaires quick-DASH score and PRTEE.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method