The Effects of Radial and Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapies on Lateral Epicondylitis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain; Lateral Epicondylitis
• Interventions: Device: Extracorporeal shock wave

• Registration Number: NCT04838002
• Lead Sponsor: Şeyhmus KAPLAN

Brief Summary

To date, focused and radial types of extracorporeal shock wave therapy have been effectively used in lateral epicondylitis. However, studies directly addressing a comparison between radial and focused types of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in lateral epicondylitis have not been done. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate comparative effects of radial and focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy options on lateral epicondylitis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-08-07
• Primary Completion: 2020-04-10
• Study Completion: 2020-04-10
• Status Verified: 2021-04
• Study First Submitted: 2021-04-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-04-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-04-07
• Study First Posted: 2021-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 87

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis
• be aged ≥18 at the time of diagnosis
• be give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• be have not completed the assessment process.
• elbow deformity
• psychological illness

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Focus ESWT	Extracorporeal shock wave	-
Radial ESWT	Extracorporeal shock wave	-
Sham ESWT	Extracorporeal shock wave	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation	5 min.	Scale, Higher scores represent higher level of pain and disability.
Visual Analogue Scale	1 min.	pain evaluation, higher scores mean a worse outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yuzuncu Yil University; 🇹🇷 Van, Turkey