NCT05021354

Effectiveness Of A Physiotherapy Treatment Plan In Lateral Epicondylalgia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Católica de Ávila · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Purpose: Test the effectiveness of a physiotherapy treatment in 90 patients with Lateral epicondylalgia (LE).

Detailed description

Methods: LE is a musculoskeletal pain around the lateral epicondyle that may also present with decreased grip strength and/or neuromuscular disorders. An evidence-based treatment plan of dry needling, stretching and eccentric exercise in the patient with lateral epicondylalgia is established. It is carried out in two sessions, one session every 10 days and lasts about 45 minutes. There are three intervention arms: dry needling, atopic gel and NSAIDs, 30 patients in each group (n=90).

Conditions

• Humeral Epicondylitis, Lateral

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Dry needling	dry needling, stretching and eccentric exercise
DEVICE	Topical gel	aplication of topical gel to the epicondyle
DRUG	NSAIDs	oral intake of NSAIDs

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-01
• Primary completion: 2023-09-30
• Completion: 2023-10-30
• First posted: 2021-08-25
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain