NCT04536948

Cold Application in Lateral Epicondylitis

Which Cold Application is More Effective in Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 54 (actual)
• Sponsor: Baskent University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate which cold application is more effective to regulate skin temperature in patients with lateral epicondylitis. Materials and Methods: Fifty-four patients with lateral epicondylitis were randomly divided into 2 groups as cooling gel (n=27) group and cold pack (n=27) group. Cooling gel and cold pack applications were applied on painful lateral epicondyle region for 15 minutes. Patients were assessed before and after the application. Assessments included the severity of pain during wrist extension, evaluated by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and thermal imaging of lateral epicondyle region evaluated by Infrared Thermography (FLIR5 Thermal Camera).

Conditions

• Lateral Epicondylitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cooling Gel	Cooling gel (Nelsons Arnicare Arnica Cooling Gel) was applied to the lateral epicondyle region with sponge head 3 times a day. The cooling gel was applied to the painful area around the lateral epicondyle
OTHER	Cold Pack	Cold pack was applied to the painful area for 15 minutes on a moist towel placed on the painful area around the lateral epicondyle.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-03-01
• Primary completion: 2016-05-01
• Completion: 2016-08-01
• First posted: 2020-09-03
• Last updated: 2020-09-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)