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NCT Number: NCT04187287

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

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).

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Key information

Conditions

Tennis Elbow Arm Injuries Elbow Injuries Elbow Tendinopathy Lateral Epicondylitis Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Tendinopathy Tendon Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

20 year–66 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Eastern Mediterranean University

Famagusta, 99628, Cyprus

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

Other

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

Other

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.

Primary outcomes

  1. Elbow and Forearm Pain

    Time frame: Change from Baseline elbow and forearm pain at 3 weeks

    will assessed using by visual analog scale

Secondary outcomes

  1. Functionality

    Time frame: Change from baseline functionality at 3 weeks

    will assessed using by Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation Questionnaire

  2. Grip Strength

    Time frame: Change from baseline grip strength at 3 weeks

    will assessed using by hand grip

  3. Change in the level of elbow and forearm edema

    Time frame: Change from baseline edema at 3 weeks

    Elbow and forearm circumference area will be measured by using a tape measure.

  4. Range of motion of elbow joint

    Time frame: Change from baseline range of motion at 3 weeks

    will evaluated using by goniometer

  5. Change in the level of quality of life

    Time frame: Change from baseline quality of life level at 3 weeks

    will evaluated using by short form 36

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Eastern Mediterranean University

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Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Dec 5, 2019
Registry last updated
Feb 5, 2020

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