Effectiveness of a combined treatment of dry needling with an exercise program in patients with tennis elbow.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ateral epicondylalgia; Lateral epicondylalgia; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001599460
• Lead Sponsor: niversidad de Alcala (physiotherapy and pain group)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-11-18
• Study Completion: 2018-01-15
• Last Update Posted: 3 March 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

Lateral epicondylalgia symptoms confirmed with at least 2 of the 4 following test: a) pain during palpation of lateral epicondyle, b) pain on resisted wrist extension, c) pain on resisted middle finger extension, d) pain during hand-grip.
-Lateral epicondylalgia symptoms for more than 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

-History of fractures, luxations, surgery and/or musculoskeletal disorders in upper limb.
-Neurological disorders, inflammatory and/or degenerative diseases.
-Having received as treatment techniques that involve needles on the previous 6 months to study enrollment, or having received dry needling as a treatment before.
-Cervical pathology, fibromyalgia, unstable cardiovascular diseases, pregnant women or under suspect of pregnancy.
-Contraindications of dry needling: anticoagulant therapy, needle phobia, diabetes, hypothyroidism, lymphoedema, muscular diseases).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain measured with a 100mm visual analogue scale[Baseline, post treatment, 1 month post treatment, 3 months post treatment, 6 months post treatment.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE)[Baseline post treatment, 1 month post treatment, 3 months post treatment, 6 months post treatment.];Pain free grip strength test using a dynamometer[Baseline, post treatment, 1 month post treatment, 3 months post treatment, 6 months post treatment.];1st stretch sensation during writst flexion using a goniometer[Baseline, post treatment, 1 month post treatment, 3 months post treatment, 6 months post treatment.]