Prolotherapy for the Treatment of Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis

PHASE2/PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

67

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2007

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2010

Study Completion Date

October 31, 2011

Conditions
Lateral EpicondylitisTennis Elbow
Interventions
DRUG

Prolotherapy

Injection of 15% dextrose with lidocaine at the lateral epicondyle

PROCEDURE

Placebo

Saline/lidocaine

Trial Locations (1)

15232

Center for Integrative Medicine at UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

NIH

lead

University of Pittsburgh

OTHER

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