Comparing the effects of Kinesio taping, Counterforce brace and Corticosteroid injection in tennis elbow

Not Applicable

Conditions: Tennis elbow.
Lateral epicondylitis
M77.1

Registration Number: IRCT20091214002851N7

Lead Sponsor: Babol University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 51

Inclusion Criteria

Tenderness and pain in the external epicondyle
Positive tests (Maudsley's test/ Mill's test/ Cozen's test)
Age above 18 years
Having symptoms of the disease for at least 4 weeks to 6 months (patients with mild to moderate severity of this disease)

Exclusion Criteria

Radiculopathy pains and cervical spondylolysis
Diabetes
Polyneuropathy or entrapment neuropathies
History of surgery or acute trauma to the elbow
Rheumatoid arthritis diseases
History of steroid injection or physiotherapy in the lateral epicondyle of the humerus
Acuteness of the condition (severe tenderness, pain during normal active movements, warmth of the epicondyle position)
History of surgery or elbow sprain
Pregnancy
Cancer

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measurement of the thickness of the common extensor tendon. Timepoint: Before treatment. After treatment and two weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: Ultrasound machine.;Pain measurement. Timepoint: Before treatment. After treatment and two weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale (VAS).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire. Timepoint: Before treatment. After treatment two weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: DASH questionnaire.;Measurement of wrist and finger flexsor muscle strength. Timepoint: Before treatment. After treatment two weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: Dynamometer device.