Relationships Between Ultrasound Data and the Impact of Lateral Epicondylar Pain

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Completed

• Conditions: Tennis Elbow; Epicondylitis, Lateral Humeral
• Interventions: Procedure: Ultrasound of the elbow 1, days 7 to 15; Procedure: Ultrasound of the elbow 2, days 7 to 15; Procedure: Ultrasound of the elbow 3, days 45 to 90

• Registration Number: NCT01390454
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes

Brief Summary

Our primary objective is to study the relationship between ultra sound data and the pain associated with tennis elbow.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2011-07-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-07-08
• Study First Posted: 2011-07-11
• Study Start: 2012-03-05
• Primary Completion: 2013-06-18
• Study Completion: 2013-06-18
• Status Verified: 2018-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-03-29
• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Tennis elbow patients	Ultrasound of the elbow 2, days 7 to 15	These patients have tennis elbow, according to stated inclusion criteria.
Tennis elbow patients	Ultrasound of the elbow 1, days 7 to 15	These patients have tennis elbow, according to stated inclusion criteria.
Healthy volunteers	Ultrasound of the elbow 1, days 7 to 15	Healthy volunteers are selected and paired according to age, sex, socio-professional category and left- or right-handedness.
Tennis elbow patients	Ultrasound of the elbow 3, days 45 to 90	These patients have tennis elbow, according to stated inclusion criteria.
Healthy volunteers	Ultrasound of the elbow 2, days 7 to 15	Healthy volunteers are selected and paired according to age, sex, socio-professional category and left- or right-handedness.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Epicondylar surface movement relative to the supinators - extensor carpi radialis brevis and longus (affected elbow)	Days 7 to 15	The movement of the superficial epicondyliens relative to the supinator is studied via ultrasound and classified as follows: A) good interface movement in both directions; B) good movement in only 1 direction; C) bad movement over less than half of the interface; D) bad movement over a majority of the interface; E) no movement along the interface.
Epicondylar surface movement relative to the supinators - extensor carpi radialis brevis and longus (good elbow)	Days 7 to 15	The movement of the superficial epicondyliens relative to the supinator is studied via ultrasound and classified as follows: A) good interface movement in both directions; B) good movement in only 1 direction; C) bad movement over less than half of the interface; D) bad movement over a majority of the interface; E) no movement along the interface.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale for pain	Between days 45 and 90	A visual analog scale ranging from 0 to 100 is used to evaluate pain.
Thickness of the ECR longus and ECR brevis interface, tennis elbow patients only	Between days 45 and 90	The thickness of the interface between the extensor carpi radialis (ECR) longus and the extensor carpi radialis brevis is measured during the ultrasound (mm)
Q-Dash Questionnaire	Between 45 and 90 days	The Quick DASH questionnaire is used to evaluate functional changes.
Thickness of the ECR longus and ECR brevis interface	Between days 7 and 15	The thickness of the interface between the extensor carpi radialis (ECR) longus and the extensor carpi radialis brevis is measured during the ultrasound (mm)
Thickness of the ECR -supinator interface	Between 7 and 15 days	The thickness of the intersection (at the base) between the Extensor Carpi Radialis (ECR) muscles and the supinator is measured during ultrasound (mm)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes; 🇫🇷 Nîmes, France