Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Out of Plane and In Plane Injection Techniques in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Collaborating Sponsors:
Istanbul Training and Research Hospital
Conditions:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study, using two different injection techniques, 1. To evaluate the patients in terms of the pain they feel during the application of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) injection, 2. Evalua...
Detailed Description
Among the evaluated patients, the patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and accepted the carpal tunnel syndrome injection will be randomized into 2 groups using the random numbers tabl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥18
- Numbness and tingling in the median nerve innervation area with or without pain
- Worsening of symptoms at night
- Positive Tinel and/or Phalen sign
- Symptom duration longer than 12 weeks
- Electrophysiologically mild or moderate CTS being diagnosed.
Exclusion
- Presence of conditions such as cervical radiculopathy, polyneuropathy, brachial plexopathy, thoracic outlet syndrome that may mimic CTS
- Presence of multiple entrapment neuropathy
- Weakness in hand thumb abduction or opposition
- Thenar atrophy
- Presence of wrist corticosteroid and/or local anesthetic injection
- Regular use of medical treatment such as oral corticosteroids or NSAIDs
- Having entered a physical therapy program due to CTS in the last 6 months before the injection
- A history of trauma or arthritis attack at the wrist level
- Previous surgery due to CTS
- Thyroid diseases, diabetes, chronic kidney failure
- Having bifid median nerve, persistent median artery, ganglion cyst, tenosynovitis or tendinitis on wrist USG
- Rheumatological disease (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus) erythematosus, vasculitis, systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis)
- Presence of malignancy
- Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers
- Infection or skin lesion at the injection site
- Use of wrist splints in the last 4 weeks
- Allergy to corticosteroids or local anesthetics
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 21 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05343351
Start Date
April 1 2022
End Date
February 21 2023
Last Update
February 28 2023
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Istanbul Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)