Kinesiotaping in Lateral Epicondylitis

NCT03074500 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 09.2017.004
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of kinesiology taping with exercise, sham taping with exercise and exercise alone for lateral epicondylitis.

Conditions

Lateral Epicondylitis

Keywords

Kinesio taping; lateral epicondylitis; tennis elbow; treatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Patient Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE)

  PRTEE is a 15-item questionnaire designed to measure the forearm pain and disability in patients with LE. PRTEE allows patients to rate their levels of elbow pain and disability from 0 to 10. Test consists of 2 subscales: 1) Pain subscale \[5 items\] (0 = no pain, 10 = worst imaginable) 2) Function subscale \[Specific activities - 6 items, Usual activities - 4 items\] (0 = no difficulty, 10 = unable to do). A total score can be computed on a scale of 100 (0 = no disability).

  0. week (Baseline), 2. week (After Treatment), 6. week (4 weeks After Treatment)

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score (QuickDash)

  0. week (Baseline), 2. week (After Treatment), 6. week (4 weeks After Treatment)

• Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at Rest

  0. week (Baseline), Immediate Effect (right after first taping in KT and sham taping groups), 2. week (After Treatment) and 6. week (4 weeks After Treatment)

• Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at Daily Activity

  0. week (Baseline), Immediate Effect (right after first taping in KT and sham taping groups), 2. week (After Treatment) and 6. week (4 weeks After Treatment)

• Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at Night

  0. week (Baseline), 2. week (After Treatment), 6. week (4 weeks After Treatment)

• Painless Grip Strength

  0. week (Baseline), Immediate Effect (right after first taping in KT and sham taping groups), 2. week (After Treatment) and 6. week (4 weeks After Treatment)

Study Arms (3)

Kinesiotaping

EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesio taping by using space correction and fascia correction techniques every 3 days for 2 weeks in addition to exercises

Device: Kinesiotaping; Other: Exercise

Sham taping

SHAM COMPARATOR

Sham taping without using any techniques every 3 days for 2 weeks in addition to exercises

Other: Sham taping; Other: Exercise

Control

OTHER

Stretching and strengthening exercises of wrist

Other: Exercise

Interventions

Kinesiotaping DEVICE

Kinesio tape will be applied by using space correction and fascia correction technique on forearm of the patients for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis

Kinesiotaping

Sham taping OTHER

Sham taping will be performed without using any technique

Sham taping

Exercise OTHER

Stretching exercises of wrist 30 seconds to one minute, twice a day and strengthening exercises will performed be 10 repetitions in 2 or 3 series. .

Control; Kinesiotaping; Sham taping

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Having had symptoms less than 12 weeks
• Tenderness and pain over lateral epicondylitis
• Provocation of the lateral elbow pain with at least one of the following tests - resisted middle finger extension (Maudley's test), resisted wrist extension or passive stretch of wrist extensors (Mill's test).

You may not qualify if:

• Cervical spondylosis or radiculopathy
• Diabetes mellitus
• Neuropathy
• Arthritis in the upper extremities
• History of injection and physical therapy for lateral epicondylitis within the last three months
• Pregnancy
• History of surgery or acute trauma in the elbow
• Allergy to tape

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Marmara University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Istanbul, 34899, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (8)

• Wegener RL, Brown T, O'Brien L. A randomized controlled trial of comparative effectiveness of elastic therapeutic tape, sham tape or eccentric exercises alone for lateral elbow tendinosis. Hand Therapy 2016;21(4):131-9.

  BACKGROUND

• Kase K. Clinical therapeutic applications of the Kinesio taping methods. 2016.

  BACKGROUND

• Lee SS, Kang S, Park NK, Lee CW, Song HS, Sohn MK, Cho KH, Kim JH. Effectiveness of initial extracorporeal shock wave therapy on the newly diagnosed lateral or medial epicondylitis. Ann Rehabil Med. 2012 Oct;36(5):681-7. doi: 10.5535/arm.2012.36.5.681. Epub 2012 Oct 31.

  PMID: 23185733 RESULT

• Kucuksen S, Yilmaz H, Salli A, Ugurlu H. Muscle energy technique versus corticosteroid injection for management of chronic lateral epicondylitis: randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Nov;94(11):2068-74. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.05.022. Epub 2013 Jun 22.

  PMID: 23796685 RESULT

• Struijs PA, Smidt N, Arola H, Dijk vC, Buchbinder R, Assendelft WJ. Orthotic devices for the treatment of tennis elbow. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2002;(1):CD001821. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001821.

  PMID: 11869609 RESULT

• Guo YH, Kuan TS, Chen KL, Lien WC, Hsieh PC, Hsieh IC, Chiu SH, Lin YC. Comparison Between Steroid and 2 Different Sites of Botulinum Toxin Injection in the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylalgia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Drug-Controlled Pilot Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Jan;98(1):36-42. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.08.475. Epub 2016 Sep 22.

  PMID: 27666156 RESULT

• Altan L, Kanat E. Conservative treatment of lateral epicondylitis: comparison of two different orthotic devices. Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Aug;27(8):1015-9. doi: 10.1007/s10067-008-0862-8. Epub 2008 Mar 26.

  PMID: 18365136 RESULT

• Dilek B, Batmaz I, Sariyildiz MA, Sahin E, Ilter L, Gulbahar S, Cevik R, Nas K. Kinesio taping in patients with lateral epicondylitis. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2016 Nov 21;29(4):853-858. doi: 10.3233/BMR-160701.

  PMID: 27232082 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Tennis Elbow

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Elbow Tendinopathy; Tendinopathy; Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Elbow Injuries; Arm Injuries; Wounds and Injuries; Tendon Injuries

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Limitations and Caveats

The limitations of this study are small sample size and relatively short follow-up time. Also, only patients with symptom duration less than 12 weeks were included so results of the study can not be generalized for chronic lateral epicondylitis.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Gulseren Derya Akyuz
• Organization: Marmara University School of Medicine

girayesra@hotmail.com

+90 216 657 06 06

Study Officials

• Gulseren Derya Akyuz, MD,Prof

  Marmara University School of Medicine, PM&R Department

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Esra Giray

  Marmara University School of Medicine, PM&R Department

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: To ensure group concealment, randomization will be done by using opaque, sealed envelopes which the assessors will be blinded to
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Parallel Assignment

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 1, 2017
• First Posted: March 8, 2017
• Study Start: March 10, 2017
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2018
• Study Completion: April 30, 2018
• Last Updated: October 3, 2019
• Results First Posted: October 3, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)