Shock waves or needles? new trial pits two tennis elbow therapies Head-to-Head
NCT ID NCT07043335
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether mesotherapy (injecting a mix of medicines into the skin) works as well as shock wave therapy for tennis elbow. Fifty adults with elbow pain for at least 6 weeks will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments. Researchers will measure pain, grip strength, and quality of life before treatment, right after, and 12 weeks later.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mesotherapy (lidocaine, pentoxifylline, meloxicam, thiocolchicoside)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, non-surgical option for easing tennis elbow pain and improving function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 people, so results may not apply to everyone. It compares two treatments but doesn't test against a placebo or no treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria * Aged between 18 and 65 years * Pain and tenderness in the unilateral lateral epicondyle for ≥6 weeks * Clinically diagnosed with Lateral Epicondylitis * Patients without cognitive deficits who can follow verbal instructions Exclusion Criteria * Receiving an interventional injection in the elbow region within the last 3 months * Receiving physical therapy in the last 3 months * Receiving regular nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) treatment in the last 2 weeks * History of fracture or surgery in the affected elbow region * Chronic inflammatory diseases * Acute infection * History of malignancy * Coagulation disorders * Pregnancy * Presence of a pacemaker or electronic implants * Cervical radiculopathy and entrapment neuropathy * Drug allergies * BMI \> 35
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Health Science University Haydarpasa Numune Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Uskudar 34668
RECRUITINGIstanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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