Status:
COMPLETED
Trial of Physiotherapy and Corticosteroid Injections in Lateral Epicondylalgia
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Queensland
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia
Conditions:
Tennis Elbow
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
This randomised controlled trial will evaluate the role of manual therapy and therapeutic exercise and corticosteroid injections in the treatment of lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow).
Detailed Description
Musculoskeletal conditions account for the third leading cause of health systems expenditure in Australia. Lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow) is a painful musculoskeletal condition that is often tr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Elbow pain for at least 6 weeks and satisfy the widely accepted diagnostic criteria of lateral epicondylalgia
- Diagnostic criteria are pain over the lateral humeral epicondyle that is provoked by gripping activities
- Reduced grip strength and increased sensitivity to manual palpation over the lateral epicondyle
- Reproduction of pain with stretching of the forearm extensor muscles or with specific resisted static contraction of extensor carpi radialis brevis is also usually present.
- Exclusion Criteria.
- In the preceding 6 months, had consulted a health care practitioner for neck or arm pain or injury, other than lateral epicondylalgia, which has prevented participation in usual work or recreational activities
- Had treatment with physiotherapy or corticosteroid injections for lateral epicondylalgia in the preceding 6 months
- Upper limb fractures
- Diseases of the bone, muscle and nervous systems that preclude treatment by any of the treatments being evaluated in the project.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
September 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
198 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00110318
Start Date
March 1 2002
End Date
September 1 2006
Last Update
December 11 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Musculoskeletal Pain & Injury Research Unit, Division of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4072