Grip Strength or Pinch Strength in Lateral Epicondylitis

Lateral Epicondylitis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Grip Strength or Pinch Strength: Which is Preferred to Evaluate Lateral Epicondylitis?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04206423
• Other study ID #: GaziosmanpasaTREH9
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: January 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: January 2020
• Source: Gaziosmanpasa Taksim Research and Education Hospital
• Contact: Mehmet A Güler, M.D.
• Phone: +905054930098
• Email: makifguler89[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Grip strength can be decreased in lateral epicondylitis. Pinch strength is also affected in people suffering from lateral epicondylitis. In this study, participants will be evaluated using a hydraulic dynamometer, a pinch meter and we will evaluate pain, disability and quality of life.

Description:

Newly diagnosed patients with lateral epicondylitis and healthy controls will be included in the study with an allocation ratio of 2:1. Using a hydraulic dynamometer grip strength will be evaluated three times, one minute between each measurement. Then palmar pinch, key pinch and tip pinch measurements will be evaluated for three times each. For each measurement, the participants will rest one minute between repetitive measurements, and five minutes between each parameters. The order of measurements will be randomized for each participants to avoid bias. Then the participants will be evaluated using different scales for pain, disability and quality of life.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 108
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: May 1, 2020
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pain in elbow for at least two weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug usage during last week.

• Rheumatic diseases (Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, reactive arthritis, etc.)

• Malignancy

• Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in last six months

• Lateral epicondylitis injection in last six months or any treatment.

• Lateral epicondylitis brace usage

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Lateral Epicondylitis
• Tennis Elbow

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Gaziosmanpasa Taksim Research and Education Hospital	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Gaziosmanpasa Taksim Research and Education Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Hand (grip) Strength	Maximum and Pain free hand grip strength using a handheld dynamometer	0.day
Primary	Pinch Strength (key pinch, palmar pinch and tip pinch)	Maximum and Pain free hand grip strength using a handheld dynamometer	0.day
Secondary	Visual Analog Scale (VAS)-During day	Pain during day will be evaluated using visual analog scale	0.day
Secondary	VAS-Night	Pain during night will be evaluated using visual analog scale	0.day
Secondary	Patient Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation Scale	The questions will help to understand the amount of difficulty the patient have had with their arm in the past week. The patient will be describing their average arm symptoms over the past week on a scale 0-10.	0.day
Secondary	Disability	The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Scale	0.day
Secondary	World Health Organization-Quality of Life- Bref (WHOQOL-BREF) scale	The WHOQOL-BREF instrument comprises 26 items, which measure the following broad domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment.	0.day