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Determining the Immediate Effects of Counterforce Bracing Versus Kinesiotaping in Patients With Tennis Elbow

NCT02235818 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2014-09-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare the immediate efficacy of Counterforce brace versus kinesiotaping on patients with lateral epicondylosis/tennis elbow with respect to a repetitive physical task. The investigators hypothesized that there would be difference in the outcomes with respect to interventions and activity. Patient came for one hour long Single occasion testing session and were not followed up after the testing was complete.

Conditions

  • Tennis Elbow

Interventions

DEVICE

Kinesiotape

Pre-cut kinesiotape for tennis elbow, spidertech.com, applied on wrist extensors starting above elbow and ending at distal one third of forearm

DEVICE

Counterforce elbow brace

Applied over the wrist extensor muscle mass, had velcro for adjustment, comfortable grip as reported by patient was used to adjust the brace

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joy C Macdermid, PT, PhD · Western University, Canada

  • Pritika Gogia, MSc · Western University, Canada

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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