Correlation of Ultrasonographic Findings With Clinical Parameters in Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis

Evaluation and Clinical Correlation of Tendons With Power Doppler, SWE, Microvascular Flow (MV-Flow) Imaging and B-Mode Ultrasonography in Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07127302

Enrollment

Registered

2025-08-17

Start date

2025-09-30

Completion date

2026-02-19

Last updated

2026-03-03

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Conditions

Elastography, Lateral Epicondylitis, Tennis Elbow, Ultrasonographic Diagnosis

Keywords

Lateral epicondylitis, Ultrasonographic diagnosis, Doppler Ultrasound

Brief summary

Evaluation and Clinical Correlation of Tendons Using Power Doppler, SWE, Microvascular Flow (MV-Flow) Imaging and B-Mode Ultrasonography in Patients with Lateral Epicondylitis.

Detailed description

The aim of the study was to perform tendon evaluation using different ultrasonography methods in patients with a diagnosis or prediagnosis of lateral epicondylitis and to determine the correlation between clinical findings and ultrasonographic findings. Hemodynamic and elastic properties of pathologic tendons will be examined using Power Doppler, Shear Wave Elastography (SWE), Microvascular Flow (MV-Flow) and B-Mode Ultrasonography methods. In addition, clinical scoring of the cases will be compared with positive wrist extension tests agonist resistance (Cozen test) duration of pain in the lateral epicondyle region (weeks), VAS pain score at rest, VAS pain score during activity, VAS pain score during maximal grip, VAS pain score during maximal grip, and US findings to determine the ultrasonography technique with the highest clinical correlation. In addition, the differences between pathologic tendons and normal tendons will be evaluated to determine the Doppler US findings with the highest diagnostic performance.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Lateral epicondylitis

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The relationship between clinical scores and ultrasound findings in patients with lateral epicondylitis.	3-5 months	Correlation or logistic statistical analyses will be applied to reveal the relationship between ultrasound methods and clinical scores.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Comparison of ultrasound findings in pathological tendons and normal tendons and demonstration of the diagnostic performance of ultrasound methods	3-5 Month	Ultrasound measurements of normal and patological tendons will be compared by statistical methods such as indipendent T-test or Mann Whitney U.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORAhmet Yeşildağ, Prof.Dr.

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Universty

Outcome results