Treatment of Tennis Elbow
Phase 1
- Conditions
- ateral Epicondylitis.Lateral epicondylitis
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015110224596N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for Research of the Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:Age range from 35 - 50 years; Existence of tennis elbow and pain in lateral epicondyle of the humerus based on Moudsley and Mills tests during clinical examination by specialty physician; Existence of pain at lateral epicondyle for more than 6 weeks and less than 6 months; Signing the consent form to agree participating in study; No use of pain killer medications and Corticosteroid injection
Exclusion Criteria
Limited elbow joint range of motion based on clinical examination; Bilateral tennis elbow; Neck and shoulder pain referrals; No ability to filling out questionnaires; Any fracture or history of surgery at arm and forearm; Any type of arthritis in upper extremities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and 2 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.;Function. Timepoint: Before intervention and 2 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: PRTEE Questionnaire.;Grip Force. Timepoint: Before intervention and 2 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Jamar Dynamometer.;Pain Threshold of lateral Epicondyle. Timepoint: Before intervention and 2 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Algometer.;Elbow range of Motion. Timepoint: Before intervention and 2 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Electrical Goniometer.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method