Comparison of Conservative Methods for the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized, Prospective Study
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Orthopedic |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Orthopedics / Podiatry |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 65 |
| Updated: | 1/27/2018 |
| Start Date: | March 2012 |
| End Date: | June 2019 |
| Contact: | Tuna Ozyurekoglu, MD |
| Email: | tozyurekoglu@kleinertkutz.com |
| Phone: | 502-561-4286 |
This is a prospective study where patients with lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) will be
randomized into one of 4 possible treatments. The purpose is to individually examine the
efficacy of each treatment, and determine if one treatment method is more effective than
another. The four treatments are: corticosteriod injections, prolotherapy, NSAIDs
(non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) combined with physical therapy, and a placebo.
randomized into one of 4 possible treatments. The purpose is to individually examine the
efficacy of each treatment, and determine if one treatment method is more effective than
another. The four treatments are: corticosteriod injections, prolotherapy, NSAIDs
(non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) combined with physical therapy, and a placebo.
Inclusion Criteria:
- pain over the lateral epicondyle (via palpation over the lateral epicondyle, resisted
wrist extension, resisted finger extension of the middle finger) for less than
six-months duration prior to enrollment
- conservative treatment of tennis elbow is recommended as standard of care treatment
- over the age of 18 and under the age of 65
- ability to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- treatment by a health care profession (MD, physicians assistnat, therapist, or nurse
practitioner) within the previous 6 months for tennis elbow
- congenital deformities, tendon ruptures, or fractures of the elbow within the previous
12 months
- immobility casts or splints within the last 6 months for tennis elbow
- co-existing elbow diagnosis (i.e. osteoarthritis or instability)
- pregnant women, women trying to get pregnant, or breastfeeding women
- under the age of 18 or over the age of 65
We found this trial at
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Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Principal Investigator: Tuna Ozyurekoglu, MD
Phone: 502-562-0390
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