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Clinical Trials/DRKS00021137
DRKS00021137
Completed
Phase 4

Therapeutic effects of manual therapy, transcutaneous electric nerval stimulation und forearm (extensor) brace on lateral epicondylopathia - a randomized controlled trial

Praxis für Allgemeinmedizin0 sites52 target enrollmentMarch 24, 2020

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
M77.1
Sponsor
Praxis für Allgemeinmedizin
Enrollment
52
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 24, 2020
End Date
August 28, 2014
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients were included in the order they appeared at the practice with no pre\-selection if they met the following criteria: (1\) age between 18 and 65 years, (2\) criteria for the diagnosis of a lateral epicondylitis needed to be fulfilled, (3\) informed consent was given. Lateral epicondylopathia was diagnosed if (1\) pain was reported for the lateral region of the elbow, (2\) an extension of the hand joint provoked significant pain (provocation test), and (3\) other diseases or injuries were excluded.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients were excluded from the study if they met at least one of the following criteria: injuries reported for the arm or cervical spine during the last 6 months, acute or chronic infections, rheumatic diseases, osteochondrosis dissecans, advanced osteoarthritis in the elbow, pregnancy, diabetes, malignoms, medication with beta blockers, medication with statins, malformation in upper extremities, circulatory disorder in upper extremities, radicular syndrome (C 6\), chronic pain syndrome, manifest psychiatric disorder, neuropathy, myopathy.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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