Comparison of Conservative Methods for the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized, Prospective Study
Status unconfirmed · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Tennis Elbow, Lateral Epicondylitis
In brief
This is a prospective study where patients with lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) will be randomized into one of 4 possible treatments. The purpose is to individually examine the efficacy of each treatment, and determine if one treatment method is more effective than another. The four treatments are: corticosteriod injections, prolotherapy, NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) combined with physical therapy, and a placebo.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01897259
- Run by
- Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery
- People needed
- 200
- Starts
- 2012-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2019-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-01-25
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- pain over the lateral epicondyle (via palpation over the lateral epicondyle, resisted wrist extension, resisted finger extension of the middle finger) for less than six-months duration prior to enrollment
- conservative treatment of tennis elbow is recommended as standard of care treatment
- over the age of 18 and under the age of 65
- ability to give informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- treatment by a health care profession (MD, physicians assistnat, therapist, or nurse practitioner) within the previous 6 months for tennis elbow
- congenital deformities, tendon ruptures, or fractures of the elbow within the previous 12 months
- immobility casts or splints within the last 6 months for tennis elbow
- co-existing elbow diagnosis (i.e. osteoarthritis or instability)
- pregnant women, women trying to get pregnant, or breastfeeding women
- under the age of 18 or over the age of 65
Where it is running
- Christine M. Kleinert Institute of Hand and Microsurgery — Louisville, Kentucky, United States (enrolling)
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