The effect of acupuncture on lateral elbow pain compared to laser: a randomised controlled pilot study.

The effect of acupuncture compared to sham laser on pressure pain threshold for lateral elbow pain in people aged 33 to 55.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000928213

Enrollment

Registered

2009-10-28

Start date

2009-10-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This is a pilot study to evaluate whether acupuncture has any effect on lateral epicondyle "tennis elbow" pain as measured by pressure pain threshold and a disease specific questionnaire.

Interventions

acupuncture to the acupoints LI 10, LI 11, TE 5, LI4, ashi pt (all unilateral on side of pain) and GB 34(both sides) 2 x 20 minute sessions per week for 5 weeks (total 10 acupuncture sessions)

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

35 Years to 55 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Chronic unilateral elbow pain (duration greater than 3 months)

Exclusion criteria

Diseases of the central or peripheral nervous system Radial nerve entrapment Inflammatory rheumatic diseases Gout Radio-ulnar or radio-humeral arthritis Early episodes of lateral elbow pain treated with surgery or acupuncture Have a current work cover claim

Outcome results