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Trial of Blood Flow Restriction Plus Physical Therapy vs. Physical Therapy Alone for Lateral Epicondylitis

NCT03978897 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2026-05-05

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Summary

Open label randomized controlled trial comparing evidenced based physical/occupational therapy vs. physical/occupational therapy including blood flow restriction tourniquet in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow).

Conditions

  • Lateral Epicondylitis

Interventions

DEVICE

Blood flow restriction tourniquet

A blood flow restriction tourniquet, which impedes arterial flow to extremity at 50% of usual flow.

OTHER

Evidence based physical/occupational therapy

Up to date physical/occupational therapy for lateral epicondylitis

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cleveland Clinic Akron General

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aaron Lear, MD, CAQ · Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-07-01
Primary Completion
2024-12-31
Completion
2024-12-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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