Clinical and Sonographic Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) in Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 42
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Hand Grip Strength
研究概览
简要总结
This study aimed to check and compare how well shock wave therapy works for tennis elbow, both in terms of symptoms and what we can see on ultrasound.
详细描述
42 patients with tennis elbow were split into two groups by chance: one group received shock wave therapy (ESWT), while the other received a fake treatment (Sham-ESWT) for comparison. Both groups underwent wrist exercises, splint usage, and ice application. Grip strength, pain levels, and how well they could move their wrist (functionality) were measured before, after, and one month post-treatment using tests. Additionally, the thickness of a common extensor tendon (CET) was evaluated using ultrasound. The patient, the doctor checking the patient, and the doctor doing the ultrasound didn't know which group the patient was in.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •experiencing pain and tenderness in the lateral epicondyle while extending their wrist and fingers against resistance for at least 3 months
排除标准
- •Patients who are pregnant or have a coagulation disorder, cervical radiculopathy, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vasculopathy in the upper extremity, complex regional pain syndrome, local infections, systemic inflammatory disease, fibromyalgia syndrome, arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis, spondylarthritis, and crystal-induced arthropathies), malignancy, or those who have been treated with corticosteroids, PRP, or autologous blood injection, as well as those who have received physical therapy agents, undergone upper-extremity surgical interventions, or have a history of direct trauma to the elbow or a history of fracture,
结局指标
主要结局
Hand Grip Strength
时间窗: Baseline, post-treatment(4th week), and one-month post-treatment (8th week)
measured using the Jamar hand dynamometer
Functionality
时间窗: Baseline, post-treatment(4th week), and one-month post-treatment (8th week)
the Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE) The PRTEE allows patients to rate their levels of tennis elbow pain and disability from 0 to 10, and consists of 2 subscales: 1. PAIN subscale (0 = no pain, 10 = worst imaginable) Pain - 5 items 2. FUNCTION subscale (0 = no difficulty, 10 = unable to do) Specific activities - 6 items Usual activities - 4 items In addition to the individual subscale scores, a total score can be computed on a scale of 100 (0 = no disability). Pain Score = Sum of the 5 pain items(out of 50) Best Score = 0, Worst Score =50 Function Score = Sum of the 10 function items, Divided by 2 (out of 50) Best Score = 0, Worst Score = 50 Computing the Total Score Total Score = Sum of pain + function scores Best Score = 0, Worst Score = 50 Best Score = 0, Worst Score = 100
Quality of life score
时间窗: Baseline, post-treatment(4th week), and one-month post-treatment (8th week)
Short Form-12 (SF-12), Patients are provided with the SF-12 questionnaire, which consists of 12 questions covering physical and mental health domains. The scoring yields two summary measures: the Physical Component Summary (PCS) and the Mental Component Summary (MCS). PCS mean score: 56,5 MSC mean score: 60.7 Scores above mean indicate a better-than-average health-related quality of life, while scores below mean suggest below-average health.
Pain severity
时间窗: Baseline, post-treatment(4th week), and one-month post-treatment (8th week)
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) which was scored from 0 (no pain) to 10 (extremely severe).
thickness of the common extensor tendon (CET)
时间窗: Baseline, post-treatment(4th week), and one-month post-treatment (8th week)
During ultrasonography for LE, the elbow is positioned in 90 degrees of flexion and the wrist in pronation. The ultrasound probe is placed longitudinally on the radial surface of the elbow. And common extensor tendon thickness was measured sonographically.
deep muscular tissue sensitivity
时间窗: Baseline, post-treatment(4th week), and one-month post-treatment (8th week)
pain pressure threshold (PPT) Pain pressure threshold (PPT) is used to measure deep muscular tissue sensitivity. The test determines the amount of pressure over a given area in which a steadily increasing nonpainful pressure stimulus turns into a painful pressure sensation. A varying pressure is applied from 0.5 to 1 kg/sec in a perpendicular direction relative to the muscle.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Bilinç Doğruöz Karatekin
MD, Specialist of PMR,Principal Investigator
Istanbul Medeniyet University