Thoracic Mobilization Versus Counterforce Forearm Brace in Treatment of Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy

Deraya University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy

Treatments: Procedure: thoracic immobilization; Device: counterforce forearm brace

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07113912

physio 7 2025

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aim to compare the effect of thoracic mobilization versus counterforce forearm brace in treatment of LET.

Detailed Description:

Conditions: Lateral elbow tendinopathy Keywords: LET, Tennis elbow, Thoracic mobilization & counterforce forearm brace.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients clinically diagnosed as lateral elbow tendinopathy.
• Positive clinical sign on the following: Cozen's test Mill's test and Maudsley's test
• Pain involving in age group of 18-55 years
• Patients complaining from unilateral elbow pain, more than 3 months

Exclusion criteria

• Previous Surgery or Intervention (e.g., tendon release, debridement, or joint replacement) in the affected shoulder/elbow are excluded
• Presence of systemic conditions affecting tendon healing like rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, or other systemic diseases that impair tendon healing or exacerbate pain can confound results
• Severe Comorbidities Such as Severe cardiovascular, neurological, or musculoskeletal disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Received counterforce forearm brace and conventional therapy.

Treatment:

Device: counterforce forearm brace

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Received thoracic mobilization and conventional therapy.

Treatment:

Procedure: thoracic immobilization