Effect of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in the patients with de Quervain tenosynovitis

Efficacy assessment of ESWT in treatment of de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis for patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20120729010439N2

Enrollment

Registered

2019-06-17

Start date

2016-05-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-08-26

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Conditions

Quervain’s Tenosynovitis. Radial styloid tenosynovitis [de Quervain]

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: shock wave therapy. Intervention 2: Control group: therapy with turned on machine without shock induction.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients with de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis . De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis was diagnosed based on standard criteria including pain and tenderness in the lateral wrist and positive result of the Finkelstein test no history using of physiotherapy modalities or corticosterone injections for disease during a recent month written informed consent for participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND )DASH. Timepoint: in the beginning and the weeks 3 and 6 after onset treatment. Method of measurement: questioner.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluation of wrist pain. Timepoint: in the beginning and the weeks 3 and 6 after onset of treatment. Method of measurement: VAS.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactBabak Vahdatpour

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

vahdatpour@med.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3668 5555

Outcome results

None listed

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