NCT01269879

VIBration Training in EpicondylitiS

Vibration Training in Epicondylitis - a Randomized Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hannover Medical School · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A number of different therapeutic approaches to treat lateral epicondylitis have been tested partly in randomized trials, such as polidocanol sclerosing injections, botulinom toxin A injections, braces, surgery and topical NO patches. One study indicates that patients with lateral epicondylitis (lateral elbow tendinopathy) have poorer elbow proprioception in contrast to healthy controls (Juul-Kristensen B, et al., J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2008;17(1 Suppl):72S-81S.) Based on a suggested poorer elbow proprioception in lateral elbow tendinopathy, The investigators hypothesize that a dedicated proprioceptive intervention might be able to reduce pain and improve function. As such a RCT is planned with two intervention arms with proprioceptive training using the Flexi-Bar vibration device (www.flexi-bar.co.uk) +/- the XCO-Trainer (www.xco-trainer.co.uk) over twelve weeks.

Detailed description

The investigators sought to evaluate the clinical effects of either a vibration training using the Flexi-Bar vibration device (www.flexi-bar.co.uk) +/- the XCO-Trainer (www.xco-trainer.co.uk) in a randomized trial among patients suffering lateral elbow tendinopathy (lateral epicondylitis). Primary outcome measure of this clinical trial is pain on a visual analogue scale (VAS 0-10) before and after 12 weeks of training. Secondary outcome parameters involve DASH score before and after, grip strength (JAMAR), vibration and two-point discrimination (mm).

Conditions

• Epicondylitis
• Pain
• Tendinopathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Flexi-Bar vibration device only	daily vibration training 10min twice
DEVICE	Flexi-Bar + XCO-Trainer	XCO-Trainer is a way to overload the cardiovascular system and the core muscles during running. An oscillating mass inside the XCO-Trainer is activated when the XCO is propelled forward and backward with force. The movement of the mass triggers a series of responses from the runners' body. In addition Flexi-Bar vibration training as in the referred active comparator group

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2011-01-04
• Last updated: 2011-01-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany