Comparative Study Between Different Duty Cycles of Ultrasound Diclofenac Phonophoresis

NCT05158985 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 6786
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 76
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Lateral epicondylitis is a tendinopathy injury involving the extensor muscles of the forearm. These muscles originate on the lateral epicondylar region of the distal humerus. the insertion of the extensor carpi radialis brevis is involved in most cases. Transdermal administration of an anti-inflammatory drug to specific area is one of the methods that used to decrease inflammation and increase cell metabolism

Conditions

Undefined

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Visual analogue scale for pain intensity measurement

  A VAS is usually a horizontal line, 100 mm in length, the scale is most commonly anchored by "no pain" (score of 0) and "pain as bad as it could be" or "worst imaginable pain". The patient marks on the line the point that they feel represents their perception of their current state

  4 weeks

• Hand grip dynamometer for hand grip measurement

  The dynamometer has a dual scale readout which displays isometric grip force from 0-90 kg (0-200 lb). The outer dial registers the result in kg and the inner dial registers the result in lb. It has a peak hold needle which automatically retains the highest reading until the device is reset. The handle easily adjusts to five grip positions from 35-87 mm (1½ - 3¼") in 13 mm (½") increments. Always use the wrist strap to prevent the dynamometer from falling on the floor if accidentally dropped

  4 weeks

Study Arms (4)

group A

EXPERIMENTAL

diclofenac sodium phonophoresis using continuous ultrasound with a frequency of 1MHz, an intensity of 1.5W/Cm2 for 4 minutes

Other: phonophoresis

group B

EXPERIMENTAL

diclofenac sodium phonophoresis using pulsed US with 1:1 duty cycle with a frequency of 1MHz, an intensity of 1.5W/Cm2 for 4 minutes

Other: phonophoresis

group C

EXPERIMENTAL

diclofenac sodium phonophoresis using pulsed US with 1:4 duty cycle with a frequency of 1MHz, an intensity of 1.5W/Cm2 for 10 minutes

Other: phonophoresis

group D

EXPERIMENTAL

exercises only in form of (strengthening, stretching and occupational exercises).

Other: exercises

Interventions

phonophoresis OTHER

treatment

group A; group B; group C

exercises OTHER

treatment

group D

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Both sexes will be involved
• Duration of the disease is more than 12 weeks.
• Patient's age ranges from 20 to 40 years

You may not qualify if:

• Diabetic patients.
• Hypertension patients.
• Pregnant women
• Cardiovascular patients
• Patients with malunion fractures
• Patients with cervical Radiclopathy
• Patients with olecranon bursitis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• October 6 University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Emad MOHAMED

Cairo, Egypt

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Phonophoresis; Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Drug Administration Routes; Drug Therapy; Therapeutics; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2021
• First Posted: December 15, 2021
• Study Start: May 15, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2022
• Study Completion: November 1, 2022
• Last Updated: December 15, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-12

Locations

EG (1)