Status:
UNKNOWN
Effectiveness of fESWT in the Treatment of CTS
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Vienna
Conditions:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-99 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy in the general population.The focus extracorporeal shock wave (fEWST) is a non invasive treatment for various diseases. FESWT ...
Detailed Description
The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of fESWT in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome compared to participants receiving only night splint. Therefore 40 patients with mild to modera...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- mild to moderate CTS verified by nerve conduction velocity
Exclusion
- metabolic diseases
- blood clotting problems
- systemic diseases
- polyneuropathy
- chemotherapy during the study
- corticosteroid therapy
- use of anticoagulation
- history of trauma/surgery or nerve lesion of the teated extremity
- CTS surgery on the affected hand
- ICD/ pacemaker implantation
- other therapy for the affected hand during the study
- acute inflammation or infections
- severe mental illnesses/psychiatric diseases
- severe neurological diseases
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 24 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04302909
Start Date
April 24 2019
End Date
June 1 2021
Last Update
March 10 2020
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Medical University of Vienna, Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine
Vienna, Austria