Grip Strength or Pinch Strength in Lateral Epicondylitis

Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Lateral Epicondylitis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04206423

GaziosmanpasaTREH9

Details and patient eligibility

About

Grip strength can be decreased in lateral epicondylitis. Pinch strength is also affected in people suffering from lateral epicondylitis. In this study, participants will be evaluated using a hydraulic dynamometer, a pinch meter and we will evaluate pain, disability and quality of life.

Full description

Newly diagnosed patients with lateral epicondylitis and healthy controls will be included in the study with an allocation ratio of 2:1. Using a hydraulic dynamometer grip strength will be evaluated three times, one minute between each measurement. Then palmar pinch, key pinch and tip pinch measurements will be evaluated for three times each. For each measurement, the participants will rest one minute between repetitive measurements, and five minutes between each parameters. The order of measurements will be randomized for each participants to avoid bias. Then the participants will be evaluated using different scales for pain, disability and quality of life.

Enrollment: 108 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pain in elbow for at least two weeks

Exclusion criteria

• Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug usage during last week.
• Rheumatic diseases (Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, reactive arthritis, etc.)
• Malignancy
• Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in last six months
• Lateral epicondylitis injection in last six months or any treatment.
• Lateral epicondylitis brace usage

Trial design

108 participants in 2 patient groups

Healthy Controls

Description:

Age and sex matched healthy controls

Lateral epicondylitis

Description:

Newly diagnosed lateral epicondylitis patients. 1. Pain in lateral epicondylitis region 2. Pain increase with palpation 3. Positivity in two diagnostic test out of three (Maudley's test, Mill's test or Cozen's test)