Effectiveness of Scapular Muscle Training in Improving Grip Strength Among Lateral Epicondylitis Patients

Muhammad Naveed Babur

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Lateral Epicondylitis

Treatments: Other: Grip strength; Diagnostic Test: Left/ Right affected arm

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06438328

MSRSW/Batch-Fall22/710

Details and patient eligibility

About

The effectiveness of scapular muscular training along with conventional physiotherapy on the improving the grip strength of the patients suffering with the lateral epicondylitis was assessed by diving 56 patinets in two grousp as Group A (n=28) was treated with conventional physiotherapy treatment and Group B (n=28) was treated with Scapular strengthening and conventional physiotherapy protocol.

Enrollment: 56 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age: 20-50 years
• Gender: Male and Female
• Pain on the lateral epicondyle
• VAS scoring more than 4
• Positive test: Tomson test, Mill's test , Cozen;s sign and Maudsley's test

Exclusion criteria

• Any neurological/ Radiculopathy signs in upper limb
• Cervical pain
• Bilateral elbow pain
• History of elbow or wrist surgery
• Receiving any corticosteroid injection within last 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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56 participants in 2 patient groups

Left/ Right affected arm

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Left/ Right affected arm

Grip strength

Other group

Treatment:

Other: Grip strength