Tissue Flossing in Tennis Elbow Patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Tennis Elbow
• Interventions: Other: Tissue flossing; Other: Placebo comparator

• 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.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Study First Submitted: 2019-02-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-02-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-02-06
• Study First Posted: 2019-02-07
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-07
• Study Start: 2019-02-20
• Primary Completion: 2019-03-28
• Study Completion: 2019-04-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• 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.

Exclusion Criteria

• Upper limb fractures, surgery or concomitant disease.
• Red flags presence.
• Mental disorders.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Tissue flossing	Tissue flossing	Conventional physiotherapy consisted in electrotherapy and stretching in addition to tissue flossing.
Placebo comparator	Placebo comparator	Conventional physiotherapy consisted in electrotherapy and stretching in addition with tissue flossing without tension.

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