Upper Extremity-based Exercises and Elbow-focused Exercises in LET

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Elbow Tendinopathy; Lateral Epicondylitis

Treatments: Behavioral: Elbow focused rehabilitation; Behavioral: Scapular and rotator cuff muscles strengthening

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05809622

2022-05

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of rotator cuff and scapular muscle strengthening exercises applied in addition to the 8-week elbow focused rehabilitation program in lateral elbow tendinopathy, by comparing it with the elbow focused rehabilitation program.

Enrollment: 46 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Cases are between the ages of 18-65
• Getting a diagnosis of unilateral lateral elbow tendinopathy
• At least two positive Thomsen, Maudsley's Mill's and Cozen tests on clinical examination
• Continuing symptoms for at least 3 months
• The absence of any chronic disease that would prevent participation in the treatment program

Exclusion criteria

• History of trauma or surgery in the involved elbow joint
• Having orthopedic problems in the cervical spine, shoulder joint or wrist
• To have participated in the rehabilitation program in the last 3 months
• Corticosteroid injection application in the last 3 months
• Systemic arthritis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

Shoulder and scapular strengthening group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Scapular and rotator cuff muscles strengthening

Control group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Elbow focused rehabilitation