NCT05809622

Upper Extremity-based Exercises and Elbow-focused Exercises in LET

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Upper Extremity-based Exercises and Elbow-focused Exercises in Lateral Elbow TendiNopathy

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of rotator cuff and scapular muscle strengthening exercises applied in addition to the 8-week elbow focused rehabilitation program in lateral elbow tendinopathy, by comparing it with the elbow focused rehabilitation program.

Conditions

• Lateral Epicondylitis
• Elbow Tendinopathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Elbow focused rehabilitation	* Patient education * Activity modification * 2 days/week, 8 weeks in total * Exercises for the wrist extensor tendon, especially the extensor carpi radialis brevis (EKRB) (stretching + strengthening)
BEHAVIORAL	Scapular and rotator cuff muscles strengthening	* Patient education * Activity modification * 2 days/week, 8 weeks in total * Exercises for the wrist extensor tendon, especially the extensor carpi radialis brevis (EKRB) (stretching + strengthening) * Scapular stabilizer muscle + rotator cuff (RM) strengthening

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-10
• Primary completion: 2024-12-30
• Completion: 2025-06-01
• First posted: 2023-04-12
• Last updated: 2024-11-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)