Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:03 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:03 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02371902
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* an age range from 18 to 75 years
* clinical or instrumental diagnosis of chronic lateral epicondylitis, present for at least three months
* intensity of pain of more than 5 on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) performing a maximum voluntary resisted isometric wrist extension with the elbow in extension (Cozen test)
* the failure of conservative treatments previously made
* a wash-out period of at least 12 weeks since the last conservative therapy carried out before inclusion in the study
* capability of filling in the questionnaires and signing the consent form
Exclusion Criteria:
* Previous treatment with Cryo-US, ultrasound therapy, ESWT
* The conjoint presence of bilateral or lateral and medial epicondylitis
* Acute infection of the soft tissues or the bones adjacent to the area of treatment
* Local bleedings or skin lesions, pathologies of the blood coagulation, or use of anticoagulant drugs
* Pacemaker, pregnancy
* Neoplastic disease
* Raynaud's disease, altered thermal and pain sensitivity, or cold intolerance
* Evidence of elbow bursitis, or articular or synovial pathologies; signs of elbow laxity or instability
* Cervicobrachialgia; syndrome of ulnar, radial, or posterior interosseous nerve entrapment
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
75 Years
Study:
NCT02371902
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02371902