Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Cupping Therapy in The Treatment of Tennis Elbow: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
October 6 University
Conditions:
Tennis Elbow
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
One hundred and twenty patients (67 females and 53 males) with unilateral TE were included in the study from January 2020 to December 2020 and diagnosed by an orthopedist. Their ages ranged between 20...
Detailed Description
They were divided randomly into three groups by lottery method. Group A (n=30) received conventional therapy, group B (n=30) received TENS in addition to conventional therapy, group C received cupping...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- Patients with pain in the lateral epicondylar region, increased pain with pressure and resistance to wrist extension, persistence of symptoms for more than three months, no physical therapy interventions during the last three months
Exclusion
- patients with bilateral tennis elbow, proximal radio-ulnar joint synovitis, radial nerve entrapment, cervical spine radiculopathy, other diseases like medial epicondylitis, impaired sensibility and paralysis that may affect the outcome measurement and previous injury or surgery in the region of common extensor origin
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 12 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 20 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04867811
Start Date
January 12 2020
End Date
December 20 2020
Last Update
April 30 2021
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Bassam
Qaliubia, Egypt