Effects of Eccentric Training for Patients With Lateral Epicondylalgia

September 10, 2009 updated by: Karolinska Institutet

Effects of Eccentric Training for Patients With Lateral Epicondylalgia - a Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to evaluate eccentric training as an intervention for lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow) in a clinical setting.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

42

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Sweden
      • Stockholm, Sweden, 17177
        • Karolinska Institutet

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Positive diagnostic criteria according to Haker (1991): A history of pain around the lateral epicondyle for at least one month.
  • Pain at palpation of the lateral epicondyle of humerus and positive results in two of the following three pain provocation tests: Middle finger test, resisted extension of the wrist, and Vigorimeter test. Each of these tests is described in detail by Haker (1991)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with rheumatoid arthritis
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Previous surgery in the elbow region
  • Neck dysfunction suggesting possible cervical rhizopathy
  • Entrapment of n.radialis
  • Patients with ongoing treatment, or previous treatment less than three months before enrolled to the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Eccentric training
Other: Eccentric training
A home training program of eccentric training of the wrist extensors to be carried out daily with 3 sets of 15 repetitions. All subjects were instructed to use the forearm band (Epi Forsa 4061, Rehband, Sweden)
Device: Forearm band
All subjects were instructed to use the forearm band during all daily activities.
Other Names:
  • Epi Forsa 4061, Rehband, Sweden
Device: Forearm band
All patients were instructed to use a forearm band during all daily activities.
Other Names:
  • Epi Forsa 4061, Rehband, Sweden
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: Forearm band
Device: Forearm band
All subjects were instructed to use the forearm band during all daily activities.
Other Names:
  • Epi Forsa 4061, Rehband, Sweden
Device: Forearm band
All patients were instructed to use a forearm band during all daily activities.
Other Names:
  • Epi Forsa 4061, Rehband, Sweden

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Diagnostic criteria, whether or not the patient had recovered according to the diagnostic criteria for LE, Haker (1991) at follow up examinations
Time Frame: 3 wk and 6 wk follow up
3 wk and 6 wk follow up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Measurements of pain free functional grip strength using the Martin Vigorimeter test, and maximum pain free isometric extensor strength by using Nicholas Myometer
Time Frame: 3 wk and 6 wk follow-up
3 wk and 6 wk follow-up

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

Collaborators

Rehband Sweden

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Johan Söderberg, P.T., Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2005

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

May 1, 2005

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

May 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 10, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 10, 2009

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

September 11, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

September 11, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 10, 2009

Last Verified

September 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 221/00

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