Can a simple mobilization technique beat tennis elbow pain?
NCT ID NCT07589725
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding Mulligan mobilization with movement (MWM) to exercise reduces pain and improves grip strength in people with tennis elbow. 45 adults with elbow pain for at least 3 months will be split into three groups: MWM plus exercise, sham MWM plus exercise, or exercise alone. Researchers will measure pain, function, and muscle stiffness right after treatment and at 3 and 6 months to see if MWM offers lasting benefits beyond placebo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mulligan mobilization with movement (MWM) plus exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, non-drug therapy option to ease pain and improve function in people with tennis elbow.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 45 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The sham group may also show improvement, making it hard to prove MWM's unique benefit.
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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 45 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Inclusion Criteria * Age between 18 and 60 years * Presence of unilateral lateral elbow pain and tenderness for at least 3 months * Diagnosis of lateral elbow tendinopathy confirmed by the following four criteria: * Local tenderness over the lateral epicondyle * Positive Cozen's test * Positive Maudsley's test * Positive Mill's stretch test Exclusion Criteria: * History of surgery around the elbow * History of elbow dislocation, fracture, or extensor tendon rupture * History of fracture of the humerus, ulna, or radius within the past year * Receipt of any treatment for LET within the past 6 months (e.g., physiotherapy, exercise, manual therapy, dry needling, orthosis) * Presence of cervical referred pain and/or radiculopathy (positive Spurling test) * Signs of peripheral nerve involvement * Corticosteroid injection within the past 6 months * History of rheumatologic disease * Presence of cancer or tumor
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Locations
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Istanbul Unıversity Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Health Sciences
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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