Grip Strength or Pinch Strength in Lateral Epicondylitis

• Conditions: Lateral Epicondylitis

• Registration Number: NCT04206423
• Lead Sponsor: Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital

Brief Summary

Grip strength can be decreased in lateral epicondylitis. Pinch strength is also affected in people suffering from lateral epicondylitis. In this study, participants will be evaluated using a hydraulic dynamometer, a pinch meter and we will evaluate pain, disability and quality of life.

Detailed Description

Newly diagnosed patients with lateral epicondylitis and healthy controls will be included in the study with an allocation ratio of 2:1. Using a hydraulic dynamometer grip strength will be evaluated three times, one minute between each measurement. Then palmar pinch, key pinch and tip pinch measurements will be evaluated for three times each. For each measurement, the participants will rest one minute between repetitive measurements, and five minutes between each parameters. The order of measurements will be randomized for each participants to avoid bias. Then the participants will be evaluated using different scales for pain, disability and quality of life.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-12-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-12-18
• Study First Posted: 2019-12-20
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-12
• Last Update Posted: 2020-01-14
• Primary Completion: 2020-05-01
• Study Completion: 2020-05-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

• Pain in elbow for at least two weeks

Exclusion Criteria

• Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug usage during last week.
• Rheumatic diseases (Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, reactive arthritis, etc.)
• Malignancy
• Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in last six months
• Lateral epicondylitis injection in last six months or any treatment.
• Lateral epicondylitis brace usage

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hand (grip) Strength	0.day	Maximum and Pain free hand grip strength using a handheld dynamometer
Pinch Strength (key pinch, palmar pinch and tip pinch)	0.day	Maximum and Pain free hand grip strength using a handheld dynamometer

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)-During day	0.day	Pain during day will be evaluated using visual analog scale
VAS-Night	0.day	Pain during night will be evaluated using visual analog scale
Disability	0.day	The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Scale
World Health Organization-Quality of Life- Bref (WHOQOL-BREF) scale	0.day	The WHOQOL-BREF instrument comprises 26 items, which measure the following broad domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment.
Patient Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation Scale	0.day	The questions will help to understand the amount of difficulty the patient have had with their arm in the past week. The patient will be describing their average arm symptoms over the past week on a scale 0-10.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gaziosmanpasa Taksim Research and Education Hospital; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey