Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Eccentric Training for Patients With Lateral Epicondylalgia
Lead Sponsor:
Karolinska Institutet
Collaborating Sponsors:
Rehband Sweden
Conditions:
Tennis Elbow
Epicondylitis, Lateral Humeral
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate eccentric training as an intervention for lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow) in a clinical setting.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Positive diagnostic criteria according to Haker (1991): A history of pain around the lateral epicondyle for at least one month.
- Pain at palpation of the lateral epicondyle of humerus and positive results in two of the following three pain provocation tests: Middle finger test, resisted extension of the wrist, and Vigorimeter test. Each of these tests is described in detail by Haker (1991)
Exclusion
- Subjects with rheumatoid arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Previous surgery in the elbow region
- Neck dysfunction suggesting possible cervical rhizopathy
- Entrapment of n.radialis
- Patients with ongoing treatment, or previous treatment less than three months before enrolled to the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00975442
Start Date
February 1 2005
End Date
May 1 2005
Last Update
September 11 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden, 17177