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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12605000574640
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.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 4, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Queensland

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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