Effects of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Applied to the Biceps on Elbow Function, Pain, Extensor Strength, and Pressure Pain Threshold in Patients with Lateral Epicondylitis

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0011284

Enrollment

Registered

2025-12-09

Start date

2025-08-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-05

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT)) : The intervention in this study is extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), administered twice weekly for four weeks (eight sessions in total). The e

if discomfort persists for more than 24 hours, the intervention will be stopped and appropriate medical care provided free of charge. All adverse events will be documented and reported to the IRB.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals who have experienced localized pain for more than 8 weeks and who exhibit positive findings on both the Mills test and Cozen's test will be selected.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals who are unable to participate in the 4-week program, those with a history of trauma, surgery, or sensory deficits, and those who have received steroid treatment within the last 3 weeks were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation;Numeric Pain Rating Scale; Wrist Extensor strength	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain pressure thresold	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSuyeon Lee

Sahmyook University

suyeonpt@gmail.com+82-2-3399-3636

Outcome results