Comparison of Surgical Interventions for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Prospective Study
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01618487 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified January 2018 by Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : June 13, 2012
Last Update Posted : January 25, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Lateral Epicondylitis Tennis Elbow | Procedure: Arthroscopic tenotomy Procedure: Open tenotomy Procedure: Debridement and repair | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 150 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Comparison of Surgical Interventions for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized, Prospective Study |
Study Start Date : | February 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2019 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Arthroscopic tenotomy
Patients who are in this group will have arthroscopic tenotomy. A scope is used to see the tendon and release it.
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Procedure: Arthroscopic tenotomy
This is a surgical procedure where small incisions are made and a scope is used to see the tendon and release it. |
Active Comparator: Open tenotomy
Patients in this group will undergo open tenotomy. This involves opening the skin to expose the muscle and tendon, and then the tendon is released.
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Procedure: Open tenotomy
This involves opening the skin on the arm up to expose the muscle and tendon. There is a total of 1 incision made. |
Active Comparator: Debridement and repair
The patients in this group will undergo an arthroscopic technique (scope and small incision) to go in and remove any tissue that is diseased/does not belong and repair the tear(s) in the tendon.
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Procedure: Debridement and repair
This involves using an arthroscopic technique (using a scope and a small incision) to go in and remove any tissue that is diseased/does not belong and repairing the tear(s) in the tendon. There is a total of 1-2 incisions made. |
- symptom severity and functional outcome score (Patient Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation) [ Time Frame: 24 months ]The primary outcome measure will be the difference btetwee the pre and post operative assessments of questionnaire and symptom severity.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18-65 yrs old
- pain over the lateral epicondyle (via palpitation over the lateral epicondyle, resisted wrist extension, resisted finger extension of the middle finger) for a duration of greater than 6 months prior to enrollment
- conservative treatment has failed and surgical intervention is recommend as standard of care
- ability to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- had surgery by a physician or specialist within the last 2 years as treatment for lateral epicondylitis
- congenital deformities, tendon ruptures or elbow fractures within the past year
- co-existing elbow diagnosis (i.e. osteoarthritis or instability)
- pregnant women, women trying to get pregnant, or breastfeeding mothers
- under the age of 18 or over 65
- incapable of giving informed consent

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01618487
Contact: Tuna Ozyurekoglu, MD | 502-561-4286 | tozyurekoglu@kleinertkutz.com | |
Contact: Millicent L Horn, BS | 502-562-0307 | mhorn@cmki.org |
United States, Kentucky | |
Christine M. Kleinert Institute of Hand and Microsurgery | Recruiting |
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202 | |
Contact: Christina L Kaufman, PhD 502-562-0390 ckaufman@cmki.org | |
Contact: Millicent L Horn, BS 502-562-0307 mhorn@cmki.org |
Principal Investigator: | Tuna Ozyurekoglu, MD | Christine M. Kleinert Institute of Hand and Microsurgery |
Responsible Party: | Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01618487 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
11.0565 |
First Posted: | June 13, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 25, 2018 |
Last Verified: | January 2018 |
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