Comparison of Two Different Treatment Effects on Individuals With Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis

Lateral Epicondylitis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Effects of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Deep Friction Massage on Individuals With Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04187287
• Other study ID #: 2017/48-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 9, 2019
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: January 2020
• Source: Eastern Mediterranean University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (rESWT) treatment and Deep Friction Massage (DFM) treatment on pain, functionality, grip strength (GS), edema, range of motion (ROM) of the elbow and quality of life in individuals with chronic lateral epicondylitis (CLE).

36 individuals diagnosed with CLE will be randomly divided into two equal groups. rESWT treatment will be applied to Group 1 and DFM treatment to Group 2. Visual analogue scale will be used to assess pain severity, functionality with Patient-Rated Elbow Evaluation Turkish version (PRTEE-T), GS with digital dynamometer, ROM of the elbow joint with goniometer, edema with environmental measurement, and quality of life with Short Form 36 (SF-36).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: January 22, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 66 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals with pain on the lateral epicondyle or proximal musculotendinous area of the forearm extensor muscles for at least 3 months,

• Individuals with a positive Thomsen Test ,

• Individuals who have not received physical therapy for lateral epicondylitis,

• Individuals with a positive Maudsley Test will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who have received any physical therapy,

• Individuals with reflected pain due to cervical and shoulder pathologies,

• Individuals with elbow osteoarthritis,

• Individuals with previous elbow fractures or elbow joint operations,

• Individuals with a history of systemic inflammatory disease,

• Individuals with osteoporosis,

• Individuals with cardiovascular problems will not be included in the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Lateral Epicondylitis
• Tendinopathy
• Tennis Elbow

Intervention

Other:
• Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy will given for 3 weeks, 1 days in a week. moreover 10-12 minutes cold pack will apply for every session
• Deep Friction Massage
Deep Friction Massage will given for 3 weeks, 3 days in a week. Massage duration will be 10-15 min. for each session. Moreover 10-12 minutes cold pack will apply for every session. Also Mill's manipulation technique will applied once a week during 3 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Cyprus	Eastern Mediterranean University	Famagusta,

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Eastern Mediterranean University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Cyprus, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Elbow and Forearm Pain	will assessed using by visual analog scale	Change from Baseline elbow and forearm pain at 3 weeks
Secondary	Functionality	will assessed using by Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation Questionnaire	Change from baseline functionality at 3 weeks
Secondary	Grip Strength	will assessed using by hand grip	Change from baseline grip strength at 3 weeks
Secondary	Change in the level of elbow and forearm edema	Elbow and forearm circumference area will be measured by using a tape measure.	Change from baseline edema at 3 weeks
Secondary	Range of motion of elbow joint	will evaluated using by goniometer	Change from baseline range of motion at 3 weeks
Secondary	Change in the level of quality of life	will evaluated using by short form 36	Change from baseline quality of life level at 3 weeks