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Ozone or exercise? new study tackles tennis elbow pain
NCT ID NCT07240155
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared ozone injections to a simple home exercise program for treating tennis elbow (lateral epicondylopathy) in 59 adults aged 18-65. The goal was to see which approach better reduced pain and improved daily function and quality of life. Participants were not allowed to have had other treatments like injections or physical therapy in the prior six months.
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Study facts
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- 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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59 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Apr 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 were that the patients' age was ranged from 18 to 65, they were diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis, and they received ozone or exercise therapy, and had sufficient data. Exclusion criteria consisted of any injections for LE within last six months, arthritis, effusion around the elbow, infection or trauma involving lateral epicondylar region, any previous fractures of the forearm or upper arm, physiotherapy within last six months, deformities or neurological deficits of the upper extremity.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Merve Demir Benli
Izmir, Balçova, 35340, Turkey (Türkiye)
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