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Efficacy of Shortwave Diathermy in Ulnar Nerve Entrapment on the Elbow

NCT04275505 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

Last updated 2020-02-19

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Summary

It was aimed to see if there is any efficacy of short wave diathermy (SWD) in the treatment of ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow (UNE). Ulnar nerve entrapment, following carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), is the second most common upper extremity entrapment neuropathy. Ulnar nerve is compressed mostly in elbow region because of its anatomy. Conservative treatment choices are limited in ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy and very few studies about UNE, are available in literature.

The aim of this study was researching the efficacy of SWD which is a deep heating modality in treatment of UNE. SWD is used either continuous or pulsed mode. Continuous SWD is used for the purpose of heating.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: 61 adult patients, who had been diagnosed with UNE clinically and electrophysiologically, were randomly assigned into two groups. Ten sessions of SWD was applied to the patients in the treatment group as 5 sessions per week for 2 weeks. Ten sessions of placebo SWD was applied to the patients in the control group as 5 times a week, for 2 weeks. All patients in both groups were given elbow splints and were informed to avoid symptom provocating activities. Patients were evaluated at baseline, at the end of the treatment and,1 and 3 months after the treatment. Besides physical examination, quick-DASH (disabilities of arm, shoulder, hand) and SF-36 were used to evaluate activities of daily life, dynamometer was used to evaluate grip force and VAS was used to evaluate pain severity.

Conditions

  • Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at Elbow

Interventions

OTHER

shortwave diathermy treatment

shortwave diathermy is a deep heating physical therapy agent. It was found efficiaous in carpal tunnel syndrome which is an entrapment neuropathy like ulnar nerve entrapment so it was hypothesised that shortwave diathermy could be an effective treatment method in ulnar nerve entrapment.

OTHER

placebo shortwave diathermy treatment

shortwave device was not turned on while participants were asked to put their elbow into the device

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • naciye bilgin badur, doctor · sureyyapasa chest diseases and chest surgery hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
79 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-01
Primary Completion
2013-03-31
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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