Tennis Elbow Acupuncture International Study - China, Hong Kong, Australia and Italy

Recruiting

• Conditions: Tendinosis of the common extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon commonly called tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613001138774
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Technology, Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

Chronic lateral elbow pain (duration greater than 3 months)

Unilateral localisation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Diseases of the central or peripheral nervous system
2. Inflammatory rheumatic diseases
3. Gout
4. Earlier episodes of lateral elbow pain treated surgically
or with;
- acupuncture treatment or physiotherapy for tennis
elbow within the previous 3 months
- acupuncture treatment for any problems within the
previous week
- concurrent physiotherapy for tennis elbow.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Subjective outcome measure; Disabilities of Arm Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire which is a 30 item questionnaire rated with descriptors between 1 (no difficulty) - 5 (unable) plus two extra modules (work and sport).[Baseline, on completion (week 3) and at 3 week follow-up.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Objective outcome measures<br>Pain Free Grip Strength (PFGS) test; metric measurement[Baseline, on completion (week 3) and at 3 week follow-up (week 6).];Objective outcome measures<br>Muscle Tension Test (MTT); metric measurement[Baseline, on completion (week 3) and at 3 week follow-up (week 6)];Subjective outcome measures<br>Pain questionnaire; Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)[Baseline, on completion (week 3) and at 3 week follow-up (week 6) ];Subjective outcome measures<br>MASS Deqi questionnaire; 17 item questionnaire using Likert scales. [Baseline, on completion (week 3) and at 3 week follow-up (week 6)]