A clinical trial to compare the effect of two treatment modalities, needle tenotomy and shock wave therapy of common tendon origin in the treatment of tennis elbow
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M771- Lateral epicondylitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/10/021781
- Lead Sponsor
- Sreejith C
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Diagnosed cases of resistant lateral epicondylosis
2.Pain severity with minimum score of 5 based on 10 scale VAS
3.Willingness to comply with treatment and follow up assessment
Exclusion Criteria
1.Any recent febrile or infectious disease
2.History of any malignancy or autoimmune disease
3.Peripheral nerve injuries
4.Systemic illness including ischemic heart disease, HIV
5.Treatment with anticoagulant or anti-platelet within 10 days of procedure
6.Haemoglobin less than 10 g/dl
7.Pregnancy
8.Cardiac arrhythmia or pace makers
9.Received cortico steroid injection within the previous 12 weeks
10.Allergy to local anaesthetics
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain <br/ ><br>2.Patent Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1.4 weeks, 12 weeks and 24 weeks <br/ ><br>2.4 weeks, 12 weeks and 24 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Grip strengthTimepoint: 4 weeks, 12 weeks and 24 weeks