Comparison of Two Different Treatment Effects on Individuals With Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis

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Completed

• Conditions: Tendinopathy; Tennis Elbow; Lateral Epicondylitis
• Interventions: Other: Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy; Other: Deep Friction Massage

• Registration Number: NCT04187287
• Lead Sponsor: Eastern Mediterranean University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (rESWT) treatment and Deep Friction Massage (DFM) treatment on pain, functionality, grip strength (GS), edema, range of motion (ROM) of the elbow and quality of life in individuals with chronic lateral epicondylitis (CLE).

36 individuals diagnosed with CLE will be randomly divided into two equal groups. rESWT treatment will be applied to Group 1 and DFM treatment to Group 2. Visual analogue scale will be used to assess pain severity, functionality with Patient-Rated Elbow Evaluation Turkish version (PRTEE-T), GS with digital dynamometer, ROM of the elbow joint with goniometer, edema with environmental measurement, and quality of life with Short Form 36 (SF-36).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-11-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-12-03
• Study First Posted: 2019-12-05
• Study Start: 2019-12-09
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-22
• Study Completion: 2020-01-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 2020-02-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals with pain on the lateral epicondyle or proximal musculotendinous area of the forearm extensor muscles for at least 3 months,

• Individuals with a positive Thomsen Test ,

  • Individuals who have not received physical therapy for lateral epicondylitis,

• Individuals with a positive Maudsley Test will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals who have received any physical therapy,
• Individuals with reflected pain due to cervical and shoulder pathologies,
• Individuals with elbow osteoarthritis,
• Individuals with previous elbow fractures or elbow joint operations,
• Individuals with a history of systemic inflammatory disease,
• Individuals with osteoporosis,
• Individuals with cardiovascular problems will not be included in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy	Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy	Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy will be given for 3 weeks, 1 days in a week. Moreover 10-12 minutes cold pack will apply for every session.
Deep Friction Massage	Deep Friction Massage	Deep Friction Massage treatment will be given for 3 weeks, 3 days in a week. Massage duration will be 10-15 min. for each session. Moreover 10-12 minutes cold pack will apply for every session. Also Mill's manipulation technique will applied once a week during 3 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Elbow and Forearm Pain	Change from Baseline elbow and forearm pain at 3 weeks	will assessed using by visual analog scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Grip Strength	Change from baseline grip strength at 3 weeks	will assessed using by hand grip
Change in the level of quality of life	Change from baseline quality of life level at 3 weeks	will evaluated using by short form 36
Functionality	Change from baseline functionality at 3 weeks	will assessed using by Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation Questionnaire
Change in the level of elbow and forearm edema	Change from baseline edema at 3 weeks	Elbow and forearm circumference area will be measured by using a tape measure.
Range of motion of elbow joint	Change from baseline range of motion at 3 weeks	will evaluated using by goniometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Eastern Mediterranean University; 🇨🇾 Famagusta,, Cyprus