Shockwave or simple exercises? new study aims to settle tennis elbow debate
NCT ID NCT07523893
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two common treatments for tennis elbow: shockwave therapy and eccentric exercises. Fifty adults with tennis elbow will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups and treated three times a week for five weeks. Researchers will measure pain, grip strength, range of motion, and quality of life to see which approach is more effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Shockwave therapy and eccentric exercises
- What this could lead to
- If one treatment proves better, it could offer a more effective, non-surgical option for managing tennis elbow symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Both treatments are generally safe but may not work for all patients.
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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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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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20 to 50 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: * Patients diagnosed with Lateral epicondylitis * Patients with 20-50 years * Both males and females * Willing to participate and provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with recent trauma (fractures, injury etc.) * Patients with blood clotting disorder (including thrombosis), oral anti-coagulants, and pacemaker, tumors at site of treatment, infected area or skin rupture or abrasion at the site of treatment, pregnancy. * Cervical Radiculopathy or any diseases that mimic or refer pain to elbow. * Patients who received steroid injection within 6 weeks.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Allied Health & Biological Sciences
RECRUITINGIslamabad, Pakistan
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