Acupuncture for lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow): a Randomized, Practitioner-Assessor blinded, Controlled Pilot Clinical Trial

Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine0 个研究点目标入组 45 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2019年3月11日

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•1. Individuals between the ages of 19 and 65 years with tennis elbow on one arm and pain persisting for at least 4 weeks.
•2. Individuals with tenderness limited to the elbow joint and surrounding area.
•3. Individuals reporting pain under resisted extension of the middle finger and wrist.
•4. Individuals with an average pain of 4 or more (0-10) on the numeric rating scale (NRS) in the week prior to the screening visit.
•5. Individuals who volunteered to participate in the study and who signed a consent form.

•1. Individuals whose radiological examinations show abnormalities such as calcification, arthritis, and inflammatory arthropathy of the tennis elbow.
•2. Individuals with a history of trauma, ligament damage, fracture, tumor, or surgery of the elbow joint.
•3. Individuals who have been diagnosed with or treated for cervical radiculopathy or herniation of intervertebral disc.
•4. Individuals who have received injections for tennis elbow during the last 6 months
•5. Individuals who have received treatments such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acupuncture, physiotherapy for tennis elbow during the last 2 weeks
•6. Individuals who as per the clinical research coordinator were considered as unsuitable for participation, such as those with mental disorders, who are pregnant, or with other acute or chronic disorders.

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