NCT01618487

Comparison of Surgical Interventions for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Prospective Study

Comparison of Surgical Interventions for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized, Prospective Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigator hopes to determine if one of three current standard of care surgeries for lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is more effective than others. The three surgeries are: arthroscopic tenotomy, open tenotomy, and debridement and repair.

Conditions

• Lateral Epicondylitis
• Tennis Elbow

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Arthroscopic tenotomy	This is a surgical procedure where small incisions are made and a scope is used to see the tendon and release it.
PROCEDURE	Open tenotomy	This involves opening the skin on the arm up to expose the muscle and tendon. There is a total of 1 incision made.
PROCEDURE	Debridement and repair	This involves using an arthroscopic technique (using a scope and a small incision) to go in and remove any tissue that is diseased/does not belong and repairing the tear(s) in the tendon. There is a total of 1-2 incisions made.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-02-01
• Primary completion: 2019-06-01
• Completion: 2019-06-01
• First posted: 2012-06-13
• Last updated: 2018-01-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States