Status:
COMPLETED
The Relationship Between Age and Carpal Tunnel Size
Lead Sponsor:
Mayo Clinic
Conditions:
Carpal Tunnel
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Investigators hypothesis is that as human age increases, the size of the carpal tunnel decreases.
Detailed Description
Participants will be taken to a hand examination room where a portable ultrasound (US) machine is present. A previously determined wrist will be examined for each of the participants. The US will be u...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Greater than age 18 having bilateral wrists amenable to ultrasound examination.
Exclusion
- Active carpal tunnel syndrome,
- history of carpal tunnel syndrome
- any prior arm or hand surgery (including previous carpal tunnel release for any reason or previous surgery on the volar wrist)
- distal radius fracture deformity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- open wounds or lesions of the hand or forearm
- known congenital deformities of the upper extremity.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 22 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03294733
Start Date
May 22 2017
End Date
February 1 2020
Last Update
February 26 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Mayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224