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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN92449236
ISRCTN92449236
Completed
N/A

Tenease - can localised vibration therapy reduce the pain associated with tennis elbow? A pilot randomised controlled trial

Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (UK)0 sites80 target enrollmentMarch 8, 2012

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
ateral epicondyle tendonopathy
Sponsor
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Enrollment
80
Status
Completed
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

  1. 2018 results in https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2309499018792744 (added 21/01/2019)
Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 8, 2012
End Date
February 1, 2014
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Male and female
  • 2\. Over 18 years old
  • 3\. Consulting their GP with a first diagnosis of lateral epicondyle tendonopathy
  • 4\. Diagnosis will be made clinically by the GP
  • 5\. Diagnosed with the following symptoms:
  • 5\.1\. Pain on the lateral elbow that radiates down the forearm
  • 5\.2\. Point tenderness over the origin of the extensor muscles or at its close proximity (within 2\.5cm)
  • 5\.3\. Pain on resisted extension of the wrist
  • 5\.4\. Pain on resisted extension of the middle finger
  • 6\. Patients must speak English, be willing to take part and able to consent to the trial

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Concomitant inflammatory arthritides
  • 2\. Structural abnormality of the elbow
  • 3\. Unable to comprehend the instructions of the Tenease unit
  • 4\. Unable to apply the unit correctly

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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