New device aims to ease tennis elbow without drugs
NCT ID NCT07495254
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a device called Super Inductive System (SIS), combined with exercise and health education, can reduce pain and improve function in people with tennis elbow. About 224 adults with confirmed tennis elbow will receive either real SIS or a placebo version, plus standard exercise and education. Researchers will measure pain, grip strength, and quality of life over 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Super Inductive System (SIS) device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new, non-invasive treatment option for tennis elbow that reduces pain and speeds recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This trial hasn't started yet and is relatively small. The control group also gets exercise and education, so any added benefit from SIS may be small or absent.
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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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About 224 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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 years and older
- 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: * Adults aged 18 years or older. * Clinical diagnosis of lateral elbow tendinopathy confirmed by a Family Care Physician, Rehabilitation Physiatrist, Orthopedic Surgeon, or Rheumatologist. * Referral to one of the three participating Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy Services (Mataró, Sant Andreu, or Drassanes). * Presence of at least one positive provocative test (Cozen's test or Mill's test). * Ability and willingness to participate in the study after reading the patient information sheet and signing the informed consent, including consent for image use. Exclusion Criteria: * Medial elbow tendinopathy. * Recent traumatic injury to the affected upper limb within the past 6 months. * Passive elbow joint range of motion limited by more than 20°. * Injection in the affected elbow within 6 weeks prior to baseline assessment. * Systemic inflammatory, autoimmune, infectious, or neoplastic disease. * Pregnancy. * Metal implants in the affected elbow region. * Pacemaker or implantable defibrillator. * Radial tunnel syndrome / Frohse arcade syndrome. * Coagulation disorders. * Cognitive or sensory impairment that precludes participation in the study procedures. * Central sensitization syndromes (e.g., fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Anna Escribà Salvans
Mataró, Barcelona, 08303, Spain
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