NCT00905736

Influence of Microcurrent Parameters on Effectiveness in Treatment of Chronic Tennis Elbow

Influence of Microcurrent Parameters on Effectiveness of Treatment of Chronic Tennis Elbow - a Preliminary Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Hertfordshire · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Tennis elbow is a relatively common musculoskeletal disorder that can cause significant pain and disability. Treatment of the disorder is not always successful, and it often recurs or becomes chronic. More effective management options are required. There is evidence that electric microcurrent can promote tissue healing and symptom resolution in various chronic hard and soft tissue disorders, but few human studies have investigated its use with chronic tendon problems. It is an easily applied therapy with very few reports of side effects. It can be applied at home using a portable unit and, if it is clinically effective, may also prove more cost effective than other therapies. A clinical trial is planned to evaluate the therapy but, in the absence of relevant published evidence, a preliminary study is required to look for a treatment effect and inform a power calculation for sample size, The study is comparing the effects of two different forms of microcurrent treatment.

Conditions

• Tennis Elbow

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Microcurrent treatment (controlled current)	primarily monophasic waveform of average amplitude 40 microamps, 1 hr daily for 3 weeks
PROCEDURE	Micocurrent treatment (controlled voltage)	Microcurrent delivered for 6 hours daily for 3 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-04-01
• Primary completion: 2009-12-01
• Completion: 2009-12-01
• First posted: 2009-05-21
• Last updated: 2010-06-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom