Status:
COMPLETED
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Case Reports and Analysis - Ultrasound Imaging and Pathomechanics of Median Nerve Compression
Lead Sponsor:
EMG Labs of Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates
Conditions:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Brief Summary
Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist. The hypothesis is that ultrasound imaging can be used to visualize nerve compression in carpal tunnel patients during ...
Detailed Description
Two patients with carpal tunnel syndrome underwent nerve testing to document that they had median nerve abnormality at the wrist. They subsequently had ultrasound imaging of the wrist at rest and duri...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients must have symptoms consistent with carpal tunnel syndrome and electrodiagnostic testing that demonstrates abnormal median nerve function at the wrist, consistent with carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Normal subjects must have no upper limb symptoms to support carpal tunnel syndrome and normal nerve testing.
Exclusion
- Patients excluded if nerve testing was not consistent with carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Normals excluded if nerve testing demonstrated any median nerve abnormality.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
4 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00987571
Start Date
April 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2009
Last Update
October 1 2009
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