Status:
COMPLETED
Hyperthermia As A Conservative Treatment For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. A Randomized "Sham" Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Conditions:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
45-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to verify the short-term effects of hyperthermia (HT) in pain relief and in functional impairment in patients affected by mild to moderate idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrom...
Detailed Description
Background: Non-surgical treatment is generally administered to patients with mild to moderate symptoms. Many of these treatments used heat modality. Hyperthermia is a relative recent device which pro...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Bilateral or unilateral mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome confirmed by clinical and neurophysiological tests, with no indication to surgical intervention.
- All patients were grouped into first, second and third classes according to Historic and Objective (Hi-Ob)15 scale of CTS and minimum, mild CTS according to the neurophysiological classification of Padua1
Exclusion
- Secondary entrapment neuropathies (diabetes, systemic disease)
- Cancer, pregnancy
- Electroneurographic and clinical signs of axonal degeneration of the median nerve.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00988923
Start Date
October 1 2007
End Date
September 1 2008
Last Update
October 2 2009
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1
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Roma, Rome, Italy, 00168