Pain, Muscle Strength, Motor Imagery, Body Awareness on Function and Individuals With Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis

KTO Karatay University108 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of muscle strength, pain, motor imagery and body awareness on function in individuals with lateral epicondylitis. The main question it aims to answer is: Do pain, motor imagery, muscle strength and body awareness have an impact on function in individuals with lateral epicondylitis?

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

108

Conditions

Lateral Epicondylitis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * a diagnosis of chronic LET by a physician and * a pain score \> 3 on a visual analog scale (VAS). Exclusion Criteria: * concomitant disorders of the wrist and forearm, such as elbow fracture or dislocation, and treatment with corticosteroid injections within the previous 6 months

Locations (1)

KTO Karatay University

Konya, Karatay, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Function

Fuction will be evaluated with Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation. The Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE), is a 15-item questionnaire designed to measure forearm pain and disability in patients with lateral epicondylitis. The PRTEE allows patients to rate their levels of tennis elbow pain and disability from 0 to 10, and consists of 2 subscales: Pain subscale - 5 items (0 = no pain, 10 = worst imaginable) Function subscale (0 = no difficulty, 10 = unable to do) Specific activities - 6 items Usual activities - 4 items

Time frame: baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Pain severity

The rest, activity and night pains of the participants will be evaluated with a 10 cm Visual Analog Scale before the treatment and at the end of the 4-week application. "0" means no pain, "10" means excruciating pain. Results will be recorded in cm.

Time frame: Baseline

Motor imagery

Motor imagery will be assessed through a left/right judgment task in which participants will need to recognize whether hand images correspond to their left or right side using the Recognise™ application (Neuro Orthopaedic Institute, Adelaide, Australia). For this test, participants will be seated comfortably in front of a table, with both elbows flexed at 90◦ and both index fingers placed on the bottom of the screen of an electronic tablet. Forty images of hands (20 on each side) in multiple postures, angles and skin colors will be randomly displayed in the center of the screen of the device. Participants will be given standard instructions to decide as quickly and accurately as possible whether each image is of the right or left hand by clicking on the 'left' (with left fingers) or 'right' (with right fingers) buttons shown at the bottom of the screen.

Time frame: Baseline

Grip strength

The maximal grip strength of the patients will be measured with a hydraulic hand dynamometer.

Time frame: Baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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