Status:
COMPLETED
Acupuncture Plus Fire Needle and Acupuncture on Lateral Epicondylitis
Lead Sponsor:
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Conditions:
Lateral Epicondylitis
Tennis Elbow
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study was to investigate whether or not the outcomes of acupuncture used in combination with fire needle treatment are better than those of acupuncture alone in patients with lateral e...
Detailed Description
Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is the most common diagnosis in patients with elbow pain. Although many management strategies have been used in patients with LE, including pain-relieving drugs, corticoste...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients were selected for inclusion if two or more of the following criteria were noted on the physical examination form: pain over the lateral aspect of the elbow; pain on palpation over the lateral epicondyle or the associated myotendinous junction of the common extensor tendon; pain on hand gripping; and pain with either resisted static contraction or stretching of the wrist extensor muscles.
- symptoms have persisted for at least 2 months
- symptoms are unilateral
Exclusion
- signs and symptoms suggesting a cause other than overuse (e.g., cervical radiculopathy)
- osteoarthritis of the elbow joints
- pathologic, neurologic, and/or vascular findings in the arms
- arthritis (local/generalized polyarthritis)
- radiohumeral bursitis
- ligamentous sprain
- bilateral tennis elbow
- painful shoulder
- surgery or dislocation of the elbow
- coagulopathy
- pregnancy
- infection
- malignancy
- Patients who had been treated with other therapies or drugs for lateral epicondylitis in the 2 weeks before the start of the trial, those who had received corticosteroid injections in the previous 6 months, and those who had received acupuncture and fire needle therapy for lateral epicondylitis were also excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 5 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 18 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
43 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03820856
Start Date
August 5 2010
End Date
March 18 2011
Last Update
January 29 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, 833