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Tactile acuity in patients with epicondylopathia lateralis and healthy controls.

Tactile acuity in patients with epicondylopathia lateralis and healthy controls.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00012271
Enrollment
80
Registered
2017-05-26
Start date
2017-05-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Healthy volunteers M77.1

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: Patients diagnosed with epicondylopathy lateralis. Two-point Discrimination Test Group 2: Healthy control group: subjects without elbow pain Also measurement of the two

Sponsors

Physiotherapiepraxis
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Minimum age 18 years - male + female - no elbow pain in the control group - lateral elbow pain (lateral epicondylopathy / epicondylitis as a medical Diagnosis position) in the intervention group

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Neurological diseases (peripheral + central) - Subjects can not feel a slight touch in the elbow region - Rheumatic diseases - operations and fractures in the area of ??the forearm - current pain situation on the lateral elbow (without diagnosis) - Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Diagnosis of tactile perception: measurement of two-point discrimination in the area of ??the elbow along 3 lines (multiple measurements with mean value), > The goal is to create a ZPD profile for the elbow region

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
In addition: One-time measurement of the pain tresholds at 3 bilateral body points using a pressure algometer (kg). All patients answer the questionnaire Quick-DASH, which examines the parameters pain and function. > The secondary goal is to describe a possible distinction between acute and chronic

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKirsten Börms

Physiotherapiepraxis

info@physiotherapie-boerms.de0451 595767

Outcome results

None listed

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