Effectiveness Of A Physiotherapy Treatment Plan In Lateral Epicondylalgia

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Status

Completed

Conditions

Humeral Epicondylitis, Lateral

Treatments

Device: Dry needling

Device: Topical gel

Drug: NSAIDs

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05021354

23/08/2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full 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).

Enrollment

90 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 35 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

diagnosed with lateral epicondylalgia

Exclusion criteria

diagnosed with compressive nerve syndromes with irradiation to the upper limb

Trial design

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

90 participants in 3 patient groups

Dry needling+eccentric exercises

Experimental group

Description:

It is established a plan of treatment base on the evidence for dry needling, eccentric exercise in the patient with lateral epicondylalgia. This is done in two sessions, one session every 10 days and with a duration of about 45 minutes.

Treatment:

Device: Dry needling

topical gel

Active Comparator group

Description:

application of topical gel to the area of pain

Treatment:

Device: Topical gel

NSAIDs

Active Comparator group

Description:

oral intake of NSAIDs