Physiotherapy alone, in combination with corticosteroid injection or wait-and-see for acute lateral epicondylitis in general practice: a randomised, placebo-controlled study with 12 months follow-up.

niversity of Oslo, Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine0 个研究点开始时间: 2006年11月8日最近更新: 2012年3月19日

适应症

试验速览

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•Age 18-70 years
•Pain from the lateral part of the elbow
•The pain increases on resisted dorsiflexion of the wrist with the elbow extended and the fingers flexed
•or the pain increases on resisted radial deviation of the wrist
•or the pain increases on resisted extension of the 3. finger
•Are the trial subjects under 18? no
•Number of subjects for this age range:
•F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
•F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
•F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
•F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

•Exclusion criteria
•Duration of complaints less than 2 weeks or more than 3 months
•The tenderness is located within the muscle body itself in the proximal part of the short radial extensor muscle of the
•wrist (Cyriax type IV) 9.
•Treament within the last 12 months for the same condition with corticosteroid injection or physiotherapy
•Bilateral complaints
•Previous surgical treatment for lateral epicondylitis
•Deformities of the elbow (congenital or aquired)
•Cervical radiculopathy or referred pain from neck or shoulder
•Previous fractures or tendon ruptures in the elbow
•Study protocol lateral epicondylitis version 18.04.2006 Page 4 of 6
•Systemic musculoskeletal disease
•Previous allergic reactions to corticosteroids or lidocain
•Contraindications to corticosteroids or NSAIDs:
•On-going or previous gastro-intestinal bleeding, previous ulcer or dyspepsia, severe asthma
•on-going systemic infection, local skin-infection, recently vaccinated with live virus, coagulopathies, SLE, severe
•liver- or kidney-disease, heart failure, diabetes, use of warfarin or NSAIDS
•Pregnancy or breast-feeding
•Fertile females not on effective birth control
•Psyco-social or other reasons for not being able to participate throughout the study.

发起方

niversity of Oslo, Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine