Does manipulation therapy relieve pain more rapidly than acupuncture among lateral epicondylalgia?

Completed

• Conditions: ateral epicondylalgia; Neonatal Diseases; Lateral epicondylalgia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN81308551
• Lead Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (R.O.C)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 4 September 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

1. Elbow pain for >2 months
2. Unilateral elbow pain
3. No improvement in the condition despite receiving treatment in previous 4 weeks
4. Visual analog scale(VAS) score> 30

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who had:
1. Central or peripheral nervous system diseases
2. Radial nerve entrapment
3. Inflammatory rheumatic disease
4. Gout
5. Radiocapitellar osteoarthritis
6. Undergone a operation for tennis elbow
7. Become pregnant

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain, measured using the pain visual analog scale score (VAS), before treatment in three states, rest, daily activity, and work situations, from the beginning of the study up to 8 weeks following.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Functional impairment, measured by the Disability of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire, measured at the beginning of treatment as a baseline, the end of treatment, and followed for 2 and 8 weeks after the end of treatment<br>2. Grip strength (pain- free and maximum), measured using the Jamar hand dynamometer, before treatment in three states, rest, daily activity, and work situations, from the beginning of the study up to 8 weeks following