NCT00975442

Effects of Eccentric Training for Patients With Lateral Epicondylalgia

Effects of Eccentric Training for Patients With Lateral Epicondylalgia - a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate eccentric training as an intervention for lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow) in a clinical setting.

Conditions

• Tennis Elbow
• Epicondylitis, Lateral Humeral

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Eccentric training	A home training program of eccentric training of the wrist extensors to be carried out daily with 3 sets of 15 repetitions. All subjects were instructed to use the forearm band (Epi Forsa 4061, Rehband, Sweden)
DEVICE	Forearm band	All subjects were instructed to use the forearm band during all daily activities.
DEVICE	Forearm band	All patients were instructed to use a forearm band during all daily activities.

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-02-01
• Primary completion: 2005-05-01
• Completion: 2005-05-01
• First posted: 2009-09-11
• Last updated: 2009-09-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden