Status:

COMPLETED

Lateral Epicondylitis Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, Ultrasound Iontophoresis

Lead Sponsor:

Pınar Özge Başaran

Conditions:

Lateral Epicondylitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is one of the most common causes of non-traumatic elbow pain, which develops as a result of repetitive stresses due to overuse of the forearm muscles, and is also called ten...

Detailed Description

This is a prospective randomized single blind clinical study. A total of 78 patients age between 18-65 who were diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis between June 2023 and December 2023 were included i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients who had pain at the lateral epicondyle at least for four weeks,
  • detection of sensitivity by palpation on the lateral epicondyle and
  • having positivity in at least two of the special tests (Cozen test, Maudsley test and Mills test) were included in the study

Exclusion

  • Physical therapy, ESWT or local injections for lateral epicondylitis within the last 3 months,
  • the presence of cervical radiculopathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, other neuropathic diseases, neurologic diseases, medial epicondylitis, systemic inflammatory diseases, --
  • tenderness or swelling at the ipsilateral extremity and
  • patients with fibromyalgia have been excluded.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 14 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

78 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06189521

Start Date

June 14 2023

End Date

December 1 2023

Last Update

January 3 2024

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Hitit University

Çorum, Turkey (Türkiye), 19040