Status:
RECRUITING
Assessment of Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) and Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) After Effect in Patients With and Without Tennis Elbow (TE)
Lead Sponsor:
The Hashemite University
Conditions:
Tennis Elbow
Health Adult Subjects
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study at Hashemite University looks at how people with and without tennis elbow (AKA lateral elbow tendinopathy) feel pressure pain and how their bodies briefly "turn down" pain after a cold stim...
Detailed Description
This is a quasi-experimental reliability and time-course study using digital algometry for PPT and the cold-pressor task for CPM. Primary outcomes include PPT reliability (with intraclass correlation ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- TE Group
- Patients with Tennis Elbow confirmed at initial assessment by the Primary Investigator (PI)
- Unilateral elbow pain \> 6 weeks duration reproduced on at least two of the following tests:
- Palpation of the lateral epicondyle
- Isometric testing of the wrist extensors
- Middle finger extension test
- Passive stretch of wrist extensors
- Resisted hand gripping using a dynamometer
- Upper limb neurodynamic test-radial nerve bias (ULNDT-RN)
Exclusion
- History of chronic pain conditions (e.g. fibromyalgia, irritable bowel
- syndrome, temporomandibular dysfunction, migraines)
- Neurological or sensory dysfunction (especially in the upper limbs)
- History of chronic musculoskeletal pain (e.g. arthritis, chronic low back
- pain)
- Contraindications to cold application (i.e. Reynaud's disease, diabetes)
- Current or long-term use of pain medication or anti-depressants
- Healthy Group The asymptomatic group included adults (18-65 years) without pain (acute or chronic) at least 3 months before the experimental sessions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 10 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
38 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07178288
Start Date
September 10 2025
End Date
December 30 2025
Last Update
November 18 2025
Active Locations (1)
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The Hashemite University, Department of Physical Therapy; Community Rehabilitation Center Clinics
Zarqa, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan, 13115