Active Release Technique and Graston Technique in Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lateral Epicondylitis

Treatments: Other: Active Release Technique; Other: Graston Technique Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05070559

Iqra Shabbir

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be a randomized control trial and will be conducted in Pakistan Railway Hospital Rawalpindi. A sample of 36 participants will be taken. Patients will be divided into two groups by sealed envelop method. Patients in group A will receive Active Release Technique along with conventional therapy while Patients in group B will receive instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization along with conventional therapy. The study includes intervention protocol of 4 weeks. The sessions will be given 3 times a week for 4 weeks. The outcome measures Numeric pain rating scale(NPRS), Hand Dynamometer and Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE) will be measured at baseline and at the end of 4th week. Data will be analyzed by SPSS 25

Full description

Lateral epicondylitis is an injury caused by overusing the elbow. It is characterized by tenderness and pain over the lateral epicondyle of the elbow. It is not exactly a condition involving inflammation rather a chronic degeneration of the tendon. The major symptom of lateral epicondylitis is presentation or complaint of sharp pain at the lateral side of the elbow with swelling

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Chronic lateral epicondylitis, complaints for at least 3 months or more
• Pain intensity level between 3 to 6 on 0-10 point numerical pain rating scale

Exclusion criteria

• Acute/ sub-acute lateral epicondylitis
• Any cervical spine or any other upper limb dysfunction
• Any other neurological disease, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis
• Bilateral complaints

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Active Release Technique Group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive Active Release Technique along with conventional therapy

Treatment:

Other: Active Release Technique

Graston Technique Group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive Instrumental Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization along with conventional therapy

Treatment:

Other: Graston Technique Group