Could a simple roller ease tennis elbow pain without drugs?
NCT ID NCT07615972
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a roller device that delivers essential oils during self-massage can reduce pain and improve function in people with chronic tennis elbow (lasting over 3 months). Eighty adults will use the roller twice daily for 3 months. Researchers will measure pain and elbow function using questionnaires and pain scales.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- essential oil-based emulsion
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, natural way to manage tennis elbow pain at home without drugs or therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no blinding, and the effect may be due to massage alone rather than the oils. Results may not apply to severe cases.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 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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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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:• Lateral epicondylitis of more than 3 months' duration, isolated and confirmed by clinical and ultrasonographic examination. * Failure of at least one prior rehabilitation treatment. * No ongoing physical treatment (shockwave therapy, physiotherapy) for at least 6 weeks, including a well-conducted rehabilitation. * Adults aged over 18 years. Exclusion Criteria:• Manual workers in active employment conducive to lateral epicondylitis. * Occupational injury. * Patients who have received at least one treatment with PRP (platelet-rich plasma) or any other regenerative treatment. * Uncontrolled inflammatory or metabolic diseases. * Neuropsychological disorders preventing proper completion of the protocol. * Age under 18 years. * Person unable to understand French. * Associated osteoarticular and neurological pathologies of the upper limb. * Known allergy to any component of the essential oils used.
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