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Comparing Treatments for Lateral Elbow Pain (Tennis Elbow)

This study is comparing two different approaches for treating lateral elbow pain, also known as tennis elbow. One approach uses "Think in Nerve Length and Layers" (TINLL) techniques, which focus on relieving tension in the radial nerve. The other approach uses traditional techniques to stretch and strengthen muscles. You would be assigned to one of these groups based on any past treatments you've had for your elbow pain. Researchers want to see which treatment is more effective at reducing your pain and improving your grip strength. Success will be measured by your own ratings of your tennis elbow, your pain-free grip strength, and your pain level over 4 weeks.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 68 adults aged 18 or older who have lateral elbow pain. You will be assigned to either the TINLL treatment group or the traditional treatment group based on your past medical history.
What's involved
You will receive treatment once a week for 4 to 6 weeks, or less if you respond well. Before starting, you will complete four common tests for elbow pain, which take no longer than 15 minutes.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your progress will be tracked at the start of treatment, and again at 2-week and 4-week appointments.

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NCT07385677

Comparing the Effectiveness of the 'Think in Nerve Length and Layers' (TINLL) Approach to Traditional Treatment for Patients With Lateral Elbow Pain.

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Vermont
~68 participants
Updated 2026-02-04 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:TINLL techniques for relieving radial nerve tensionTraditional techniques to stretch and strengthen muscles

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Patient rated tennis elbow evaluation (PRTEE)
Measured over Day 1, 2-week appointment, 4-week appointment
+2 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy (Tennis Elbow)

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Orthopedica and Rehabilitation Center - Occupational Therapy/Hand Therapy, University of Vermont Medical Center

    South Burlington, Vermontstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Who to contact

Victoria Priganc, PhD
[email protected]
802-777-1477
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

understanding of English language; adults 18 years of age or older
referral for lateral sided elbow pain or lateral epicondylitis
subjects positive on one of the following (tenderness over lateral epicondyle with palpation
pain with stretch of long wrist extensors
pain with resisted wrist or middle finger extension)

Exclusion

subjects unable to cognitively follow directions
have a legally-mandated reporter
subjects scheduled for surgery, or post-up surgical patients
subjects with carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome/medial elbow pain,
subjects who received Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) or percutaneous needle tenotomy (PNT)

What this trial measures

  • Patient rated tennis elbow evaluation (PRTEE)Day 1, 2-week appointment, 4-week appointment

    15-item, self-report questionnaire designed to measure pain and disability in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy (tennis elbow).

  • pain-free grip strengthDay 1, 2-week appointment, 4-week appointment

    pain-free grip strength using Jamar dynamometer

  • numeric rating scale for painDay 1, 2-week appointment, 4-week appointment

    pain scale