Scooping Mobilization With and Without Scapulothoracic Mobilization in Patients of Lateral Epicondylalgia

March 10, 2025 updated by: Riphah International University

Effects of Scooping Mobilization With and Without Scapulothoracic Mobilization in Pain Range of Motion and Activities of Daily Living in Patients of Lateral Epicondylalgia

Lateral epicondylalgia is well known musculoskeletal disorder now a day. Lateral epicondylalgia is a disorder in which pain and tenderness at lateral part of elbow. This study is targeting the scapulothoracic mobilization and scooping mobilization at lateral epicondylalgia. This study is single-blinded Randomized Clinical Trial will be conducted in Fatima memorial Hospital and Bajwa hospital Lahore. Non-probability convenience sampling will be used with 38 Participants involved in this study is with age of 18 to 45 with presence of pain and tenderness around lateral epicondyle, positive Cozens test and maudsley test, scapular dyskinesia, pain on resisted elbow extension, wrist extension and gripping activities. In this study, one group is treated with scooping mobilization with scapulothoracic mobilization. Second group is treated with scooping mobilization alone. The participants will be randomized into two Groups by computer generated randomization software. Outcomes measures which are used in this study is Numeric pain rating scale for pain, goniometer for range of motion and patient related tennis elbow evaluation for activities of daily livings for patients of lateral epicondylalgia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

38

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

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
      • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 53000
        • Dr. Humera Mubashar
      • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
        • Dr. Faiza Amjad

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

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 20-40 years
  • Pain and tenderness around lateral epicondyle
  • Pain on resisted elbow extension ,wrist extension and gripping activities
  • Gender both male and female.
  • Scapular Dyskinesia.
  • Positive Cozen test and maudsley test for lateral epicondylalgia.
  • With moderate pain intensity on Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) with a score of 3 or higher

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any injury or disease around the shoulder, elbow and wrist on affected side
  • Cervical radiculopathy.
  • Local steroid injection
  • History of fracture of humerus, radius, ulna which is affected upper extremity

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 Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Scooping Mobilization
Group A treated with scooping mobilization only.
Other: Scooping Mobilization
Group A treated with only scooping mobilization with frequency of 2 to 3 times in a week for consecutive 4 weeks.
Experimental: Scooping Mobilization with Scapulothoracic mobilization
Group B treated with scooping mobilization with scapulothoracic mobilization.
Other: Scooping Mobilization with Scapulothoracic mobilization
Group B treated with scooping mobilization with scapulothoracic mobilization, which was given 2 to 3 times in a week for consecutive 4 weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patient Related Tennis Elbow Evaluation Scale
Time Frame: 4th weeks
It consist of two subscales, one is pain and second is functional subscale (specific activities: 6 and usual activities . The pain scale is scored out of 50 by summing five items. The function subscale (six items) and usual function subscale (four items) are summed divided by two to create the Function Subscale. The pain score is added to the function score to determine the final score. A score of 100 indicates the highest level of commitment, while a score of 0 indicates no involvement at all..
4th weeks
Numeric Pain Rating Scale
Time Frame: 4th weeks
It rates from 0 to 10. 0 means no pain while 10 means maximum pain.
4th weeks
Range of Motion of Elbow
Time Frame: 4th weeks
Goniometer is to check ranges of elbow flexion and extension
4th weeks
Range of Motion of Wrist
Time Frame: 4th weeks
Goniometer is to check ranges of wrist flexion and extension
4th weeks
Readings of scapulometer to measure scapular dyskinesia in cm
Time Frame: 4th weeks
The medial boundary and inferior angle prominence in relation to the thorax can be measured with a Scapulometer. The minimal detectable change (MDC) was determined to be 1.2-1.3 mm.
4th weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Riphah International University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Humera Mubashar, MsOMPT, Riphah International University

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 (Actual)

May 2, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 23, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

July 2, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 4, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 10, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 10, 2025

Last Verified

March 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REC/RCR&AHS/24/0125

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

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Lateral Epicondylitis

Clinical Trials on Scooping Mobilization

Search Similar Trials

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical Conditions

Drug Interventions

CROs by country

CROs in United Kingdom

Conditions

Rare Diseases

Drug Interventions

Dietary Supplements

Sponsor/Collaborators

Locations

Subscribe