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Efficacy Study of Prolotherapy vs Corticosteroid for Tennis Elbow

NCT00160303 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2011-07-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the research is to study the effects of two different injection therapies for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). Specifically, we will look at which therapy provides better short and long-term relief of pain, which treatment allows better function and less disability, and which treatment gives back better strength in the affected hand. Each subject will receive only one of the two treatments. Although both of these treatments are usually very well tolerated, it is important to make this comparison because it is believed that one of these therapies may have better long term effectiveness, with a lower cost, and smaller number of potential side effects.

Conditions

  • Lateral Epicondylitis

Interventions

DRUG

Prolotherapy

DRUG

Local Corticosteroid Therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joanne P Borg-Stein, MD · Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

  • Alexios G Carayannopoulos, DO, MPH · Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-01-31
Completion
2006-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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