Effectiveness of the Kinesiotaping in the Treatment of Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis
CompletedNot applicableNCT06611709
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Lateral epicondylitis significantly impacts daily activities and productivity at work, making it a condition of substantial clinical and socioeconomic importance.Despite its high prevalence, clinical significance, and impact on daily life, the optimal management of LE remains a topic of ongoing debate. This study aims to investigate the efficacy of kinesiotaping (KT) on pain intensity, functional status, and quality of life in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis (LE). The study was conducted in the outpatient clinic for level 3 physical medicine and rehabilitation. Patients were randomized into two groups: the real kinesiotaping + home exercise group and the sham taping + home exercise group (randomized by a medical secretary outside the study). A set of widely accepted, literature-consistent primer and seconder outcomes were statistically compared to determine whether one treatment was superior to the other.
Study details
- Official title
- Effectiveness of the Kinesiotaping in the Treatment of Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis: a Randomized, Sham-controlled, Single-blind Study
- Conditions
- Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis Elbow)
- Pain
- Interventions
- Device: sham taping (non-elastic medical cloth tape)
- Device: Kinesiotaping: A standard 5-cm wide KinesioⓇ Tex Gold
- Other: exercises
- Sponsor
- Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital
- Start date
- 2024-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2024-08-31
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 to 65 years * A pain severity of 4 or higher on the visual analog scale (VAS) during daily activities * A history of lateral epicondylitis symptoms lasting at least three months Exclusion Criteria: * Communication difficulties * Significant psychiatric disorders * A history of trauma within the past six months * Neuromuscular conditions * Abnormalities of the upper limb * Prior upper limb surgery * A history of rheumatic diseases * Cervical disc pathology, polyneuropathy, or hand disorders (such as carpal or cubital tunnel syndrome, de Quervain tenosynovitis, osteoarthritis) * Receipt of any treatment for lateral epicondylitis (e.g., local injections, physical therapy, splints) within the last six month
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06611709