Efficacy of a Whole Upper Limb Stretching Protocol for Lateral Epicondylitis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 40
- 主要终点
- Elbow Pain
研究概览
简要总结
Evaluation of the applying a stretching protocol to lateral epicondylitis.
详细描述
Epicondylitis is one of the most common soft tissue disorders of the locomotor system of the upper limb. Despite the existence of a large number of therapeutic alternatives for this type of injury, no agreed treatment protocol has been found. Some authors even suggest treating the patient from a more global biomechanical perspective.
OBJECTIVES. To evaluate the efficacy of applying a stretching protocol to the entire muscle chain involved in this injury and circumscribed to the entire affected upper limb.
METHODOLOGY. The study will be made up of 40 patients of both genders, randomly distributed in two groups: a control group made up of twenty patients to whom the usual Physiotherapy treatment will be applied, and an experimental group made up of the rest of the subjects, in which a stretching protocol will be applied to the whole upper limb affected and defined for this study. The evaluation process will consist of measuring pain perception using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and grip strength with a dynamometer. These measurements will be performed on all study subjects before starting treatment, at week 4 and week 6.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 100 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Adult subjects over 18 years of age.
- •Clinical diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis made by the Rehabilitation Physicians collaborating in this study.
- •Patient's prior informed consent for inclusion in the study.
排除标准
- •Patients with significant psychological, neurological and physical impairments that would prevent the recruitment of the information necessary for the research.
- •Patients with significant psychological, neurological and physical alterations that would prevent the application of the treatments necessary for the research.
- •Patients in a situation of legal litigation that could be affected by their participation in this study.
- •Refusal to participate in the study.
结局指标
主要结局
Elbow Pain
时间窗: 1,5 months
Measurement of pain perception: by means of a visual analogue scale (VAS), consisting of drawing a 100 mm long line in a centred position on a DINA A4 paper, cut with a segment perpendicular to it at each end. After informing the subject that the left and right segments represent the absence of pain and the maximum pain imaginable respectively, the subject is asked to point with a pencil on the line to the point where their pain is located.
Grip strength
时间窗: 1,5 months
A dynamometer shall be used for the test. Special care was taken to ensure that all subjects had the same position in order to be able to compare results. After informing the patient how to perform this test, the evaluation process consists of performing a maximum grip force for three seconds, executing it three times and with a minimum time interval of 60 seconds between them to avoid muscle fatigue. After completion of the test, the arithmetic mean of the results will be considered as the result.
次要结局
未报告次要终点