Tissue Flossing in Tennis Elbow Patients

Tennis Elbow Clinical Trial

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Official title:

The Effect of Tissue Flossing in Patients With Tennis Elbow

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03834077
• Other study ID #: Ujaenflossing
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 20, 2019
• Est. completion date: April 10, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: February 2019
• Source: University of Jaén
• Contact: David Cruz-Diaz, PhD
• Phone: 953213408
• Email: dcruz[@]ujaen.es
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the present intervention is to determine the effectiveness of the application of tissue flossing in patients with tennis elbow

Description:

The application of tissue flossing has been deemed to provide beneficial results in patients with ankle range of motion limitation. Although, tissue flossing is widely extended among athletes due to its effectiveness in pain, function and range of motion, the evidence is limited.

The aim of the present protocol is to determine the effectiveness of tissue flossing in patients with tennis elbow.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: April 10, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: March 28, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Elbow pain for at least 6 weeks and satisfy the widely accepted diagnostic criteria of lateral epicondylalgia.

• Diagnostic criteria are pain over the lateral humeral epicondyle that is provoked by gripping activities.

• Reduced grip strength and increased sensitivity to manual palpation over the lateral epicondyle.

• Pain with stretching or contraction of the wrist extensor muscles.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Upper limb fractures, surgery or concomitant disease.

• Red flags presence.

• Mental disorders.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Tennis Elbow

Intervention

Other:
• Tissue flossing
Electrotherapy (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) and Ultrasound in addition to tissue flossing.
• Placebo comparator
Conventional physiotherapy in addition to flossing without tension

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	University of Jaen	Jaen

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Jaén

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Patient-related Tennis Elbow Questionnaire change	Self reported questionnaire ranged from 0 to 150 with greater scores associated with severe disability.	At baseline, after 1 week and after 4 week.
Secondary	Numeric rating scale change	10 point rating scale of pain where 0 is associated with no pain and 10 with greatest pain.	At baseline, after 1 week and after 4 week.
Secondary	Pressure Pain Threshold change	Determine the pain free pression with a validated instrument	At baseline, after 1 week and after 4 week.