A Comparative Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Analgesic Effect of Mud Therapy and Mustadi Upanaha in the Management of Snayugata Vikara with special reference to Tennis Elbow
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2/3 期
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Clinical improvement in pain
研究概览
简要总结
NEED OF STUDY
Tennis Elbow is one of the common injury in tennis players and people who usually do the work which involve the twisting activity of the forearm.
RICE(Rest, Ice-packing, Compressions and Elevation), analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs are general line of treatment of Tennis Elbow in Modern medical science.[11]
NSAIDs, corticosteroids and platelet rich plasma therapy are preferred for reducing pain and inflammation, although these medications posses several side effects.
Due to the presence of anti-inflammatory principle, Mud therapy is a best palliative treatment for pain management due to its multiple effect e.g. relieving muscle spasm and inflammation which has no side effect because it uses natural way of healing. This treatment can be easily planned, non-invasive and cost effective[12].
The clinical trial of mud therapy in tennis elbow is noble one. No study has been found in this area till date.
Aim
To explore mud therapy treatment modality for Snayu Gata Vata (Tennis Elbow).
Objective
To evaluate the analgesic effect of mud therapy in Snayu Gata Vata(Tennis Elbow).
RESEARCH QUESTION
Whether mud therapy has an analgesic effect in the management of Snayu Gata Vatavikara (Tennis Elbow)?
NULL HYPOTHESIS (H0)
There is no difference in the analgesic effect of mud therapyand Mustadi Upnaha in tennis elbow.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 60.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Age 18 to 60 years irrespective of gender caste and religion Patient with typical clinical features pertaining to acute elbow pain and difficulty in holding or gripping the objects Patient of first and second stage of tennis elbow First stage Involve Mild tenderness early inflammatory reaction single muscle Most commonly Extensor Carpi Radialis Bravis ECRB involvement Second stage Mild to moderate tenderness partial tearing of ecrb plus subjacent of the common extensor followed by angiofibroblastic degeneration localized marked swelling.
排除标准
- •Chronic elbow pain and swelling Any co morbid condition Any systemic disease e g Osteoporosis rheumatoid arthritis gout Third stage tennis elbow ie significant instability complete tear of ecrb possible tenderness medially and laterally completely restricted movement of elbow If pain provoking tests maudsley s test and resistive tennis elbow test cozen s test are positive.
结局指标
主要结局
Clinical improvement in pain
时间窗: 4 weeks
次要结局
- the changes in pain score tenderness and loss of function scales(Baseline and four weeks)
研究者
Dr Sarvesh Kumar Agrawal
National Institute of Ayurveda