Status:
COMPLETED
Treatment Efficacy of OMT for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Osteopathic Research Center
Conditions:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-65 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study investigated whether an eight-week regimen of osteopathic manipulative treatment would have immediate and lasting positive effects on the symptoms, functional limitation and physiologic imp...
Detailed Description
The incidence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) in adults in the U.S. ranges from 15-20% depending on the study, and costs over one billion dollars annually in medical care. Surgery for CTS accounts for...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men and women with a self-reported medical diagnosis of unilateral or bilateral CTS, between the ages of 21 and 65 and all races and ethnic groups.
- Median motor nerve distal latency greater than 4.2 ms
- A difference between ipsilateral Median and Ulnar motor nerve distal latency greater than 1.5 ms.
- Median nerve sensory nerve distal latency greater than 2.2 ms
- A difference between Median and Ulnar sensory nerve peak distal latency greater than 0.2 ms
Exclusion
- severe CTS that has progressed to muscle atrophy
- pregnancy
- previous wrist surgery on the wrist to be studied
- systemic disease or condition including but not limited to diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders, rheumatoid disorders, Paget's bone disease, gout, myxedema, multiple myeloma, acromegaly, hepatic disease, dialysis patients, or other diseases or conditions in which peripheral neuropathies are common.
- secondary cause of CTS such as a ganglion cyst, mass, or an accessory muscle shown by an MRI exam of the wrist.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
138 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00394043
Start Date
October 1 2006
End Date
October 1 2009
Last Update
March 16 2017
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