The effect of dry needling for chronic tennis elbow

The effect of dry needling in tendons of forearm extensors to examine the amount of force grip, pain and functional ability in athletes with chronic tennis elbow

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016040827284N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-06-16

Start date

2016-06-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

choronic tennis elbow syndrome. Disorders of synovium and tendon

Interventions

Intervention 1: The control group take physical therapy treatments include ultrasound ( continuous, 1 W, 5 minutes) at origine of extensore muscles of forearm and fingers, friction massage for 5 minut

Rehabilitation

The control group take physical therapy treatments include ultrasound ( continuous, 1 W, 5 minutes) at origine of extensore muscles of forearm and fingers, friction massage for 5 minutes and strengthe

The intervention group take physical therapy along with dry needling 3 sessions per week for 3 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: athletes diagnosed with tennis elbow syndrome, who have 3 sessions per week, each session at least 6 hours of practice or race, with compliance of symptoms more than 3 months. The athletes should have pain at lateral epicondyle area that increases during or after movements and the diagnostic test is positive too; age of participants should be 18-40. exclusion criteria: history of fracture or dislocation at shoulder or elbow in the past year; the history of surgery in the past 6 months; degenerative changes at elbow or shoulder; untreated infection or tumors at elbow or shoulder; Pressure on the cervical nerve roots; person with radial tunnel syndrome; impingement of nerves at arm and forearm

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: beginning of first,second,third and also at the end of third and forth week. Method of measurement: patient rate elbow evaluation questionnaire.;Function. Timepoint: beginning of first,second,third and also at the end of third and forth week. Method of measurement: patient rate elbow evaluation questionnaire.;Grip strenght. Timepoint: beginning of first,second,third and also at the end of third and forth week. Method of measurement: hand dynamometer.	—

Measure

Time frame

Pain. Timepoint: beginning of first,second,third and also at the end of third and forth week. Method of measurement: patient rate elbow evaluation questionnaire.;Function. Timepoint: beginning of first,second,third and also at the end of third and forth week. Method of measurement: patient rate elbow evaluation questionnaire.;Grip strenght. Timepoint: beginning of first,second,third and also at the end of third and forth week. Method of measurement: hand dynamometer.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
None. Timepoint: none. Method of measurement: none.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Etminan

Shiraz University of Rehabilitation Sciences

z.espt92@gmail.com+98 71 3843 9859

Outcome results

None listed

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