Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Cupping Therapy in The Treatment of Tennis Elbow: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Tennis Elbow
• Interventions: Other: conventional therapy; Device: TENS; Other: cupping therapy; Other: TENS and cupping therapy

• Registration Number: NCT04867811
• Lead Sponsor: October 6 University

Brief Summary

One hundred and twenty patients (67 females and 53 males) with unilateral TE were included in the study from January 2020 to December 2020 and diagnosed by an orthopedist. Their ages ranged between 20 and 50 years old.

Detailed Description

They were divided randomly into three groups by lottery method. Group A (n=30) received conventional therapy, group B (n=30) received TENS in addition to conventional therapy, group C received cupping therapy with conventional therapy and group D (n=30) received TENS and cupping therapy plus conventional therapy. All patients read and signed a consent form before participation in this trial. This study was approved by the Ethical Committee of the Faculty of Physical Therapy, October 6 University, Egypt. Patients with pain in the lateral epicondylar region, increased pain with pressure and resistance to wrist extension, persistence of symptoms for more than three months, no physical therapy interventions during the last three months were included in the study while patients with bilateral tennis elbow, proximal radio-ulnar joint synovitis, radial nerve entrapment, cervical spine radiculopathy, other diseases like medial epicondylitis, impaired sensibility and paralysis that may affect the outcome measurement and previous injury or surgery in the region of common extensor origin were excluded from this study.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-01-12
• Primary Completion: 2020-12-20
• Study Completion: 2020-12-20
• Status Verified: 2021-04
• Study First Submitted: 2021-04-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-04-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-04-29
• Study First Posted: 2021-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with pain in the lateral epicondylar region, increased pain with pressure and resistance to wrist extension, persistence of symptoms for more than three months, no physical therapy interventions during the last three months

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with bilateral tennis elbow, proximal radio-ulnar joint synovitis, radial nerve entrapment, cervical spine radiculopathy, other diseases like medial epicondylitis, impaired sensibility and paralysis that may affect the outcome measurement and previous injury or surgery in the region of common extensor origin

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
group A	conventional therapy	received conventional therapy
group B	TENS	received TENS in addition to conventional therapy
group B	conventional therapy	received TENS in addition to conventional therapy
group C	cupping therapy	received cupping therapy with conventional therapy
group C	conventional therapy	received cupping therapy with conventional therapy
group D	TENS and cupping therapy	TENS and cupping therapy plus conventional therapy
group D	conventional therapy	TENS and cupping therapy plus conventional therapy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	4 weeks
Pain-Free Grip Strength	4 weeks
Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE)	4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bassam; 🇪🇬 Qaliubia, Egypt