Effectiveness Of A Physiotherapy Treatment Plan In Lateral Epicondylalgia

Universidad Católica de Ávila90 enrolled

Overview

Purpose: Test the effectiveness of a physiotherapy treatment in 90 patients with Lateral epicondylalgia (LE).

Methods: LE is a musculoskeletal pain around the lateral epicondyle that may also present with decreased grip strength and/or neuromuscular disorders. An evidence-based treatment plan of dry needling, stretching and eccentric exercise in the patient with lateral epicondylalgia is established. It is carried out in two sessions, one session every 10 days and lasts about 45 minutes. There are three intervention arms: dry needling, atopic gel and NSAIDs, 30 patients in each group (n=90).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Humeral Epicondylitis, Lateral

Interventions

Dry needlingDEVICE

dry needling, stretching and eccentric exercise

Topical gelDEVICE

aplication of topical gel to the epicondyle

NSAIDsDRUG

oral intake of NSAIDs

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 35 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosed with lateral epicondylalgia Exclusion Criteria: * diagnosed with compressive nerve syndromes with irradiation to the upper limb

Locations (1)

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Ávila, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Questionaire Hand 10

score in discomfort hand 0-10. 0 is the lowest score and 10 is the highest score.

Time frame: 1 month

VAS Scale

pain scale, where 0 is the minimum pain and 10 is the maximum pain.

Time frame: 1 month

Secondary Outcomes

pain concentration measured with algometry

pain when performing static pressures measured with an algometer

Time frame: 10 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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