Pain, Muscle Strength, Motor Imagery, Body Awareness on Function and Individuals With Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis

The Effect of Pain, Muscle Strength, Motor Imagery and Body Awareness on Function in Individuals With Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of muscle strength, pain, motor imagery and body awareness on function in individuals with lateral epicondylitis. The main question it aims to answer is: Do pain, motor imagery, muscle strength and body awareness have an impact on function in individuals with lateral epicondylitis?

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Lateral Epicondylitis

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 108

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Karatay
    • Konya, Karatay, Turkey
      • KTO Karatay University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Lateral epicondylitis

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• a diagnosis of chronic LET by a physician and
• a pain score > 3 on a visual analog scale (VAS).

Exclusion Criteria:

• concomitant disorders of the wrist and forearm, such as elbow fracture or dislocation, and treatment with corticosteroid injections within the previous 6 months

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Function	Fuction will be evaluated with Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation. The Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE), is a 15-item questionnaire designed to measure forearm pain and disability in patients with lateral epicondylitis. The PRTEE allows patients to rate their levels of tennis elbow pain and disability from 0 to 10, and consists of 2 subscales: Pain subscale - 5 items (0 = no pain, 10 = worst imaginable) Function subscale (0 = no difficulty, 10 = unable to do) Specific activities - 6 items Usual activities - 4 items	baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pain severity	The rest, activity and night pains of the participants will be evaluated with a 10 cm Visual Analog Scale before the treatment and at the end of the 4-week application. "0" means no pain, "10" means excruciating pain. Results will be recorded in cm.	Baseline
Motor imagery	Motor imagery will be assessed through a left/right judgment task in which participants will need to recognize whether hand images correspond to their left or right side using the Recognise™ application (Neuro Orthopaedic Institute, Adelaide, Australia). For this test, participants will be seated comfortably in front of a table, with both elbows flexed at 90◦ and both index fingers placed on the bottom of the screen of an electronic tablet. Forty images of hands (20 on each side) in multiple postures, angles and skin colors will be randomly displayed in the center of the screen of the device. Participants will be given standard instructions to decide as quickly and accurately as possible whether each image is of the right or left hand by clicking on the 'left' (with left fingers) or 'right' (with right fingers) buttons shown at the bottom of the screen.	Baseline
Grip strength	The maximal grip strength of the patients will be measured with a hydraulic hand dynamometer.	Baseline
The Body Awareness	The Body Awareness Questionnaire will be used to assess body awareness. The questionnaire consists of 18 questions. Participants will be asked to score each statement on a scale ranging from 1 (1: Not true at all) to 7 (7: Completely true) and the total score will be obtained by summing the score given for each statement.	Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: KTO Karatay University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 15, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 28, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): April 28, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 10, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 11, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): October 15, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 29, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 28, 2025
• Last Verified: April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Elbow Tendinopathy; Elbow Injuries; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Wounds and Injuries; Neuromuscular Diseases; Tendon Injuries; Musculoskeletal Pain; Arm Injuries; Tendinopathy; Myalgia; Tennis Elbow
• Other Study ID Numbers: KaratayUH13

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No