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Manual Therapy, Exercise and US Vs. Manual Therapy, Exercise and US for Medial Epicondylalgia
Led by Alabama Physical Therapy & Acupuncture · Updated on 2025-05-18
110
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
286 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
A
Alabama Physical Therapy & Acupuncture
Lead Sponsor
U
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this research is to compare two different approaches for treating patients with medial epicondylalgia: manual therapy, exercise and ultrasound and manual therapy, exercise, ultrasound and electric dry needling. Physical therapists commonly use all of these techniques to treat medial epicondylalgia. This study is attempting to find out if one treatment strategy is more effective than the other.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Manual Therapy, Exercise and US Vs. Manual Therapy, Exercise and US for Medial Epicondylalgia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adult between 18 and 60 years old who can speak English
- At least 6 weeks of pain in the elbow (medial epicondyle) and ventral forearm, consistent with medial epicondylalgia
- No physical therapy, massage therapy, chiropractic treatment, or injections for elbow pain in the last 6 months
- Diagnosis of medial epicondylalgia defined by tenderness at the flexor-pronator mass insertion and pain with resisted wrist flexion and forearm pronation at 90 degrees
You will not qualify if you...
- Presence of red flags for manual physical therapy such as severe hypertension, infection, uncontrolled diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, heart disease, stroke, chronic ischemia, edema, severe varicosities, tumor, metabolic disease, prolonged steroid use, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, severe vascular disease, or malignancy
- Previous elbow surgery, dislocation, fracture, or tendon rupture
- History or signs of osteochondritis dissecans, osteoarthrosis, MCL injury, flexor-pronator strain, or ulnar neuropathy
- Systemic neurological disorders or neurological deficits including nerve root compression, cervical or thoracic spinal stenosis, central nervous system involvement, or recent whiplash or thoracic spine injury
- History of surgery to the head, neck, thoracic spine, or affected upper extremity
- Psychiatric disorders or cognitive impairment
- Pregnancy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Mallers and Swoverland Orthopedic PT
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, 46804
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
James Dunning, DPT PhD
CONTACT
R
Raymond J Butts, DPT PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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