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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of steroid injection and immobilization versus no immobilization in treating patients with lateral epicondylitis.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Depomedrol | Experimental | The trial pharmacist prepares a series of similar vials containing either 4 mg of Depomedrol or Normal Saline and coded them either 1, 2, 3 or 4, the group assignments are not decoded until the end of the trial when the final analysis is due to take place. Patients take their envelopes to the trial pharmacist who give them a coded vial which they take to the orthopaedic surgeon who make the injection. After the injection the trial clerk take the patients to a technician who give patients in groups 1 and 3 long arm splints. |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | The trial pharmacist prepares a series of similar vials containing either 4 mg of Depomedrol or Normal Saline and coded them either 1, 2, 3 or 4, the group assignments are not decoded until the end of the trial when the final analysis is due to take place. Patients take their envelopes to the trial pharmacist who give them a coded vial which they take to the orthopaedic surgeon who make the injection. After the injection the trial clerk take the patients to a technician who give patients in groups 1 and 3 long arm splints. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Depomedrol | Drug |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Function | The trial subjects are evaluated using the Oxford Elbow Scale (OES). They are asked to come to the trial office at 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 24 weeks for follow-up evaluation by administration of OES. | Within the first 24 weeks after therapy |
| Pain | The trial subjects are evaluated using the Oxford Elbow Scale (OES). They are asked to come to the trial office at 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 24 weeks for follow-up evaluation by administration of OES. | Within the first 24 weeks after therapy |
| Social-psychological | The trial subjects are evaluated using the Oxford Elbow Scale (OES). They are asked to come to the trial office at 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 24 weeks for follow-up evaluation by administration of OES. | Within the first 24 weeks after therapy |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Mohamad A Tahririan, MD | Isfahan University of Medical Sciences | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kashani University Hospital | Isfahan | Isfahan | Iran |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 23997125 | Background | Ahmad Z, Siddiqui N, Malik SS, Abdus-Samee M, Tytherleigh-Strong G, Rushton N. Lateral epicondylitis: a review of pathology and management. Bone Joint J. 2013 Sep;95-B(9):1158-64. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.95B9.29285. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D013716 | Tennis Elbow |
| ID | Term |
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| D000070639 | Elbow Tendinopathy |
| D052256 | Tendinopathy |
| D009135 | Muscular Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
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| D000092464 |
| Elbow Injuries |
| D001134 | Arm Injuries |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
| D013708 | Tendon Injuries |