ACTRN12605000574640
Completed
Not Applicable
A randomised control trial of physiotherapy (exercise and manual therapy), corticosteroid injection and a control no-treatment condition in the treatment of lateral epicondylalgia to determine clinical efficacy.
niversity of Queensland0 sites198 target enrollmentOctober 4, 2005
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- ateral Epicondylalgia or Tennis Elbow
- Sponsor
- niversity of Queensland
- Enrollment
- 198
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
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;Reproduction of pain with stretching of the forearm extensor muscles or with specific resisted static contraction of extensor carpi radialis brevis is also usually present.
Exclusion Criteria
- •In the preceding 6 months, had consulted a health care practitioner for neck or arm pain or injury, other than lateral epicondylalgia, which has prevented participation in usual work or recreational activities;Had treatment with physiotherapy or corticosteroid injections for lateral epicondylalgia in the preceding 6 months;Upper limb fractures;Diseases of the bone, muscle and nervous systems that preclude treatment by any of the treatments being evaluated in the project.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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