A randomized clinical trial on comparison of dry needling with or without saline solution injection for chronic lateral epicondylitis

The short and medium-term effectiveness of dry needling versus dry needling in addition to saline solution injection in the treatment of chronic lateral epicondylitis: randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202402475812164

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-02

Start date

2024-03-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

dry needling

dry needling plus saline solution injections

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: adult patients with lateral epicondylitis symptoms for more than 3 months and who have failed conventional treatment which must be stopped at least 3 weeks before our intervention. Lateral epicondylitis is defined as lateral elbow pain and pain at the lateral epicondyle on direct palpation and during dorsiflexion against resistance of the wrist.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age less than 18 years history of injection for therapeutic purposes (glucocorticoids, platelet-rich plasma or Dry needling etc.) in the last 6 months Previous EL surgery History of arm or leg fracture forearm Thrombocytopenia Coagulopathy Pregnancy Breastfeeding Mental health problems Chronic inflammatory rheumatism Cervico-brachial neuralgia and other chronic generalized pain syndromes The participant's declaration that he or she will not be able to continue the research follow-up Fear of injection Presence of drug abuse

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To demonstrate the superiority of Dry Needling plus saline solution injections versus Dry Needling alone on pain in chronic lateral epicondylitis	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Compare the effects of the 2 approaches on : - Function, using the PATIENT-RATED TENNIS ELBOW EVALUATION (PRTEE) questionnaire ;Compare the effects of the 2 approaches on : - Quality of life, using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire (EuroQoL-5D) ;Compare the effects of the 2 approaches on : - Tolerance by assessing pain intensity and duration per procedure and post-procedure, respectively using the Visual Analogue Pain Scale from 0 to 10 and the Verbal Pain Scale from 0 to 5 for pain duration. ; The side effects of the various injections throughout the trial	—

Measure

Time frame

Compare the effects of the 2 approaches on : - Function, using the PATIENT-RATED TENNIS ELBOW EVALUATION (PRTEE) questionnaire ;Compare the effects of the 2 approaches on : - Quality of life, using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire (EuroQoL-5D) ;Compare the effects of the 2 approaches on : - Tolerance by assessing pain intensity and duration per procedure and post-procedure, respectively using the Visual Analogue Pain Scale from 0 to 10 and the Verbal Pain Scale from 0 to 5 for pain duration. ; The side effects of the various injections throughout the trial

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Countries

Morocco

Contacts

Public Contactrajaa bensaid

University Hospital Mohammed VI Tangier

raja.masensen@gmail.com+212642930447

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026