Immediate Effectiveness of Counterforce Bracing Versus Kinesiotaping During Activity: A Randomized Crossover Trial in Patients With Lateral Epicondylosis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Pain free grip strength
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study was to compare the immediate efficacy of Counterforce brace versus kinesiotaping on patients with lateral epicondylosis/tennis elbow with respect to a repetitive physical task. The investigators hypothesized that there would be difference in the outcomes with respect to interventions and activity. Patient came for one hour long Single occasion testing session and were not followed up after the testing was complete.
详细描述
This was a cross over randomized control trial. Thirty patients with clinical diagnosis of lateral epicondylosis/tennis elbow were recruited from a local community and were tested on single occasion (one time testing session) before and after a five minute upper extremity repetitive task first with control and then brace and kinesiotape assigned in cross-over design. The testing session was one hour long and there was no follow up of patients following the testing. The patients were recruited between Jan-June 2013.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 70 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Age (18-70 years)
- •Ability to provide written informed consent to participate
- •Were at least three weeks from onset of symptoms
- •Complaints of discomfort or pain at the lateral elbow region for a minimum of three weeks and tenderness with palpation of the lateral epicondyle
- •Provocation of lateral elbow pain with one of the following test - resisted middle finger extension, resisted wrist extension or passive stretch of wrist extensors
排除标准
- •History of surgery on affected elbow
- •History of cortisone injections on the affected elbow in the past 4 weeks
- •Any physical or mental limitations that precluded performance of the study testing
- •Allergy to adhesive tapes
结局指标
主要结局
Pain free grip strength
时间窗: initial visit
Pain free grip strength was recorded with J-tech medical dynamometer before and after five minutes of repetitive physical exposure with first control (no intervention) and then brace and kinesiotape assigned randomly in cross-over fashion.
次要结局
- Pressure Pain Threshold(initial visit)
研究者
Joy MacDermid
Co-Director HULC Clinical Research lab
Lawson Health Research Institute