Tissue Flossing in Tennis Elbow Patients
- Conditions
- Tennis Elbow
- Registration Number
- NCT03834077
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Jaén
- Brief Summary
The aim of the present intervention is to determine the effectiveness of the application of tissue flossing in patients with tennis elbow
- Detailed Description
The application of tissue flossing has been deemed to provide beneficial results in patients with ankle range of motion limitation. Although, tissue flossing is widely extended among athletes due to its effectiveness in pain, function and range of motion, the evidence is limited.
The aim of the present protocol is to determine the effectiveness of tissue flossing in patients with tennis elbow.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- Elbow pain for at least 6 weeks and satisfy the widely accepted diagnostic criteria of lateral epicondylalgia.
- Diagnostic criteria are pain over the lateral humeral epicondyle that is provoked by gripping activities.
- Reduced grip strength and increased sensitivity to manual palpation over the lateral epicondyle.
- Pain with stretching or contraction of the wrist extensor muscles.
- Upper limb fractures, surgery or concomitant disease.
- Red flags presence.
- Mental disorders.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient-related Tennis Elbow Questionnaire change At baseline, after 1 week and after 4 week. Self reported questionnaire ranged from 0 to 150 with greater scores associated with severe disability.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Numeric rating scale change At baseline, after 1 week and after 4 week. 10 point rating scale of pain where 0 is associated with no pain and 10 with greatest pain.
Pressure Pain Threshold change At baseline, after 1 week and after 4 week. Determine the pain free pression with a validated instrument
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Jaen
🇪🇸Jaen, Spain
University of Jaen🇪🇸Jaen, Spain