The Effects of Radial and Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapies on Lateral Epicondylitis

Şeyhmus KAPLAN87 enrolled

Overview

To date, focused and radial types of extracorporeal shock wave therapy have been effectively used in lateral epicondylitis. However, studies directly addressing a comparison between radial and focused types of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in lateral epicondylitis have not been done. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate comparative effects of radial and focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy options on lateral epicondylitis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Lateral Epicondylitis Pain

Interventions

Extracorporeal shock waveDEVICE

Focus and Radial types Extracorporeal shock wave therapy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis * be aged ≥18 at the time of diagnosis * be give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * be have not completed the assessment process. * elbow deformity * psychological illness

Locations (1)

Yuzuncu Yil University

Van, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analogue Scale

pain evaluation, higher scores mean a worse outcome.

Time frame: 1 min.

Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation

Scale, Higher scores represent higher level of pain and disability.

Time frame: 5 min.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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