Status:

RECRUITING

Elbow Artery Embolization for Tennis Elbow

Lead Sponsor:

Siddharth Padia, MD

Conditions:

Lateral Epicondylitis, Unspecified Elbow

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this clinical research study is to examine whether embolization treatment of an elbow artery is a safe and effective way to treat elbow pain, specifically pain from tennis elbow. Emboze...

Detailed Description

This is a single-center, prospective, single arm investigational study to evaluate the safety of elbow artery embolization (EAE) for treatment of symptomatic lateral epicondylitis. In addition, the im...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis based on history and physical exam
  • Ability to provide informed consent
  • Life expectancy greater than 12 months
  • Moderate-severe lateral elbow pain as determined by visual analog scale \> 4 (based on average severity during physical activity)
  • Resistant/failed conservative treatment (e.g. NSAIDS/physical therapy/steroid joint injection) for at least 6 months.

Exclusion

  • Mild elbow pain as determined by visual analog scale \< 4
  • Chronic renal insufficiency (serum creatinine \>2 mg/dL)
  • Allergy to iodinated contrast agents that is not responsive to steroid management
  • Active Infection or malignancy
  • Prior elbow surgery in the subject elbow
  • Uncorrectable bleeding diathesis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 21 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05325242

Start Date

March 21 2023

End Date

January 1 2027

Last Update

October 16 2025

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University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095