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Subcutaneous Needling for Lateral Epicondylitis: A single-center Randomized Controlled Trial

Subcutaneous Needling for Lateral Epicondylitis: A single-center Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1800019778
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-11-28
Start date
2019-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-12-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Lateral Epicondylitis

Interventions

Group 1:Subcutaneous needling
Group 2:Muscle energy technique

Sponsors

Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients will included in the study between the ages of 18 and 65, who had more than 3 months elbow pain and had a diagnosis of LE.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who received physical therapy, were injected or with a history of surgical intervention within 0.5 year of elbow area, with malignancy, uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension, cervical radiculopathy, polyneuropathic involvement, and inflammatory rheumatic disease were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
VAS;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
patient-rated tennis elbow evaluation;Nottingham health profile;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXinwei Li

Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province

xwlacupuncture@aliyun.com+86 15968161639

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026