Treatment of refractory tennis elbow

Evaluation of the effectiveness of autologous blood injection and dry needling in the treatment of refractory tennis elbow

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200217046523N3

Enrollment

Registered

2020-08-21

Start date

2020-08-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-09-07

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Conditions

Lateral epicondylitis. Lateral epicondylitis

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Patients in this group will be treated with dry needling method. This technique is performed using Hong’s fast-in, fast out method and using filament needles 0.30 i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pain in the external epicondyle with local tenderness Positive one of cozen's or middle finger extention tests History of lateral conservative treatment of epicondylitis and failure to respond to treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of lateral elbow surgery Patients with chronic regional pain syndrome Inflammatory arthritis or autoimmune diseases Patients with lateral collateral ligament rupture Patients with a history of elbow and forearm fractures

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: 1 month and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: VAS questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRazieh Maghroori

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

ramaghroori@yahoo.com+98 31 3337 7986

Outcome results

None listed

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