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:
2025-12-24 @ 7:18 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:18 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00160303
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* age criteria \>18yo, \<75yo, history of pain \> 3 months, \< 2 years; pain on resisted extension of wrist and/or middle finger test, (resisted extension of middle finger at the MCP joint)
* local tenderness to palpation at the lateral epicondyle
* subject can read and write in English.
Exclusion Criteria:
* history of steroid injections within 6 months prior to intervention;
* other arm/forearm pathology such as radial nerve compression; pregnancy/nursing;
* known thrombocytopenia, coagulopathy, or bleeding diathesis; history of diffuse pain syndrome;
* history of Inflammatory Arthropathy;
* Workman's Compensation (RSI) \> 2 years; patients with litigation pending/planned; patients who are unable to return for F/U;
* intolerance/allergy to local anesthetics or injection corticosteroids; fear of needles; untreated depression;
* history of narcotic use for pain management greater than 1 month or history of narcotic abuse problem.
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
75 Years
Study:
NCT00160303
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00160303