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NCT Number: NCT05021354

Effectiveness Of A Physiotherapy Treatment Plan In Lateral Epicondylalgia

Purpose: Test the effectiveness of a physiotherapy treatment in 90 patients with Lateral epicondylalgia (LE).

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Ávila, 05005, Spain

About this study

Methods: LE is a musculoskeletal pain around the lateral epicondyle that may also present with decreased grip strength and/or neuromuscular disorders. An evidence-based treatment plan of dry needling, stretching and eccentric exercise in the patient with lateral epicondylalgia is established. It is carried out in two sessions, one session every 10 days and lasts about 45 minutes. There are three intervention arms: dry needling, atopic gel and NSAIDs, 30 patients in each group (n=90).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • diagnosed with lateral epicondylalgia

Exclusion criteria

  • diagnosed with compressive nerve syndromes with irradiation to the upper limb

Treatment and study plan

dry needling

Device

dry needling, stretching and eccentric exercise

Topical gel

Device

aplication of topical gel to the epicondyle

NSAIDs

Drug

oral intake of NSAIDs

Primary outcomes

  1. Questionaire Hand 10

    Time frame: 1 month

    score in discomfort hand 0-10. 0 is the lowest score and 10 is the highest score.

  2. VAS Scale

    Time frame: 1 month

    pain scale, where 0 is the minimum pain and 10 is the maximum pain.

Secondary outcomes

  1. pain concentration measured with algometry

    Time frame: 10 days

    pain when performing static pressures measured with an algometer

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Aug 25, 2021
Registry last updated
Sep 19, 2024

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