Status:
COMPLETED
Is Kinesio Taping Effective to the Radial Nerve in Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis?
Lead Sponsor:
Ankara Education and Research Hospital
Conditions:
Lateral Epicondylitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is the most frequent painful musculoskeletal condition, which is characterized by a pain in the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and the common extensor tendon. The inciden...
Detailed Description
After obtaining written informed consent, patients of clinically diagnosed with LE are randomized into intervention and control group. To all patients, activity modification is suggested and 750 mg/da...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- the presence of pain in the lateral elbow region at least for three months
- tenderness around the lateral humeral epicondyle following at least one of these provocation tests: resisted wrist extension, resisted middle finger extension or passive stretch of wrist extensors.
Exclusion
- bilateral LE
- presence of trigger point in the extensor muscles of the forearm
- history of proximal upper extremity or neck symptoms
- cervical pathology
- central or peripheral neurologic disease
- nerve entrapment syndromes
- surgical treatments for LE
- presence of condition that may prevent the patient using NSAIDs (i.e. gastrointestinal disorders, using anticoagulant)
- trauma history of upper extremity
- previous steroid injection around the lateral epicondyle
- physical therapy targeted for LE in the past 6 months
- presence of structures like fibrous bands, arc or recurrent radial artery around the radial nerve that may cause the entrapment of nerve
- pregnancy and having any systemic disease that may cause swelling at nerves such as diabetes mellitus, renal insufficiency, thyroid disease or rheumatic disease.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 7 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03794219
Start Date
January 7 2019
End Date
August 1 2019
Last Update
September 20 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Basak Mansiz-Kaplan
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye), 06230