Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Supervised Exercises in Lateral Epicondylitis
Lead Sponsor:
Istanbul University
Conditions:
Lateral Epicondylitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
No consensus has yet been built on the treatment of lateral epicondylitis (LE) due to the lack of evidence. Although conflicting results are present, radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) h...
Detailed Description
ESWT and exercise have beneficial effects on the management of tendinopathies owing to their various mechanisms that showed therapeutic efficacy. Owing to its positive outcomes, extracorporeal shock w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The diagnosis of LE was made in the clinical examination, and the diagnosis was confirmed with the Southampton Diagnostic Criteria of "the presence of epicondyle pain, and epicondyle pain and tenderness on resisted extension of the wrist.
- Patients with symptoms lasting longer than 3 months
- with average pain in the previous week detected as 3 or above on a 10-cm visual analogue scale (VAS)
- who were aged over 18 years
Exclusion
- pain in the proximal part of the affected extremity (e.g. shoulder pain, neck pain)
- abnormal neurogenic symptoms (e.g. radicular pain, numbness) on the affected extremity
- presence of posterior interosseous nerve entrapment
- congenital or acquired upper extremity deformities that might affect grip strength
- systemic musculoskeletal system or neurologic disorders
- systemic rheumatologic disease or systemic infection
- presence of malignancy, coagulation disorders, and anticoagulant use
- inserted cardiac pacemaker
- history of surgical treatment on the elbow of the affected extremity
- pregnancy.
- patients who were administered other treatments such as physical therapy or steroid injections in the last 3 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 20 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 15 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
41 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03834090
Start Date
February 20 2015
End Date
January 15 2016
Last Update
February 7 2019
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