Efficacy of Iontophoresis in Treating Lateral Epicondylitis Patients

Официальное название

Efficacy of Iontophoresis in Treating Lateral Epicondylitis Patients a Randomised Controlled Trial

Обзор

This study is conducted To evaluate the effect of magnesium sulfate on pain intensity, muscle power, hand grip and function ability in patients with lateral epicondylitis.

Подробное описание

This study is conducted To evaluate the effect of magnesium sulfate on pain intensity, muscle power, hand grip and function ability in patients with lateral epicondylitis.

BACKGROUND:

Lateral epicondylitis (LE) (tennis elbow) is a tendinopathy of the forearm extensor muscles, often caused by overuse or repetitive use (mostly of the extensor carpi radialis brevis), forced extension or direct trauma in the epicondyle . LE has an approximate rate of 40% and a prevalence of 1-3% of the general population . It mostly affects people 40 years and older. Some studies indicate that men and women are equally affected; others report a higher percentage of affected women .

HYPOTHESES

It will be hypothesized that:

There will be no statistically significant effect of magnesium sulfate on pain intensity, muscle power, hand grip and function ability in patients with lateral epicondylitis.

Definition of terms Lateral epicondylitis: pain and tenderness over the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, and pain on resisted dorsiflexion of the wrist, middle finger, or both .

Iontophoresis: is a technique used to enhance transdermal penetration of substances through the application of electric current .

RESEARCH QUESTION:

This study will be conducted to answer the following question:

What is the effect of magnesium sulfate on pain intensity, muscle power, hand grip and function ability in patients with lateral epicondylitis?

Вмешательства

• Препарат Magnesium sulfate
  Iontophoresis therapy (MgO4 will be applied to the active positive electrode and the treatment will be repeated twice a week for four weeks) + conventional therapy (Splint + Stretch + strength).
• Другое conventional therapy
  conventional therapy (Splint + Stretch + strength) twice a week for six weeks

Первичные конечные точки

• to investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate on pain intensity [Срок оценки: 6 weeks]
• investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate on muscle power in patients with lateral epicondylitis. [Срок оценки: 6 weeks]
• investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate on hand grip in patients with lateral epicondylitis. [Срок оценки: 6 weeks]
• investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate on function ability in patients with lateral epicondylitis. [Срок оценки: 6 weeks]

Вторичные конечные точки (1)

• Elbow range of motion [Срок оценки: 6 weeks]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• • Their age will be ranged between 20-50 years with both gender

• Pain on the lateral side of the elbow for at least 4 weeks
• Tenderness over the lateral epicondyle
• At least two positive provocative tests: Mill test and Thomson test

Критерии исключения

• • History of injection, surgery, physical therapy in the elbow area in the last 3 months

• Previous elbow surgery
• History of radius/ulna fracture
• History of cervical and shoulder problems
• Having bilateral symptoms
• Concomitant medial epicondylitis
• Malignancy
• Pregnancy
• Systemic rheumatologic disease or systemic infection
• Inserted cardiac pacemaker
• Presence of coagulation disorders
• Cognitive dysfunction

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Нет

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Рандомизированное

Модель

Параллельные группы

Маскирование

Двойное слепое

Основная цель

Лечение

Центры проведения

Египет · 1 центр

• Faculty of Physical Therapy — Cairo

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT06578000 · P.T.REC/012/004798

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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