effect of peripheral dry needling in lateral epiconlylalgia

Study the spinal and peripheral dry needling versus peripheral dry needling alone on pain, function and sonographic changes of lateral elbow muscles in patients with lateral epicondylalgia. Quasi clinical trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250929067426N1

Enrollment

Registered

2026-02-02

Start date

2025-11-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

lateral epiconlylalgia. Lateral epicondylitis

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Spinal and peripheral dry needling (in the peripheral area, dry needling is applied to the trigger point of the muscles outside the elbow and in the spinal area,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 40 years Diagnosis of lateral epicondyle pain of the elbow based on validated clinical criteria Pain in the lateral epicondyle of the elbow must persist for at least 3 months Pain intensity must be greater than 4 on the visual analogue scale (VAS) Trigger point detection based on Simmons indicators

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of steroid injections in the past 3 months History of radicular pain Coagulation disorder or anticoagulant therapy Diabetes Osteoporosis Any wounds or infections around the elbow metal allergy needle phobia History of receiving similar treatments (including dry needling or ...) within the past 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Tendon thickness. Timepoint: Before the intervention - immediately after the end of the interventions (2 weeks) and one month after the end of the interventions (treatment maintenance). Method of measurement: Honda HS-2100 ultrasound machine and 7.5 MHz linear transducer.;Pain on the outside of the elbow (joint tendon of the wrist extensor muscles). Timepoint: Before the intervention - immediately after the end of the interventions (2 weeks) and one month after the end of the interventions (treatment maintenance). Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Tendon thickness. Timepoint: Before the intervention - immediately after the end of the interventions (2 weeks) and one month after the end of the interventions (treatment maintenance). Method of measurement: Honda HS-2100 ultrasound machine and 7.5 MHz linear transducer.;Pain on the outside of the elbow (joint tendon of the wrist extensor muscles). Timepoint: Before the intervention - immediately after the end of the interventions (2 weeks) and one month after the end of the interventions (treatment maintenance). Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Functional Disability of Upper Limb. Timepoint: Before the intervention - immediately after the end of the interventions (2 weeks) and one month after the end of the interventions (treatment maintenance). Method of measurement: Disabilities of arm, shoulder and hand questionaire.;Grip and pinch strength. Timepoint: Before the intervention - immediately after the end of the interventions (2 weeks) and one month after the end of the interventions (treatment maintenance). Method of measurement: dynamometer.	—

Measure

Time frame

Functional Disability of Upper Limb. Timepoint: Before the intervention - immediately after the end of the interventions (2 weeks) and one month after the end of the interventions (treatment maintenance). Method of measurement: Disabilities of arm, shoulder and hand questionaire.;Grip and pinch strength. Timepoint: Before the intervention - immediately after the end of the interventions (2 weeks) and one month after the end of the interventions (treatment maintenance). Method of measurement: dynamometer.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNarjes Abeshtan

Semnan University of Medical Sciences

abeshtan.nrgs@gmail.com+98 937 978 9600

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026