Status:
COMPLETED
Cerebral Changes Following CTS Treated With Guided Plasticity
Lead Sponsor:
Region Skane
Conditions:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
70 patients with mild to moderate Carpal tunnel Syndrome (CTS) including 24 patients with unilateral CTS were randomized to treatment with ipsilateral cutaneous forearm deafferentation with an anesthe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- symptoms of CTS for more than 3 months
- classic or probable CTS according to Katz' hand diagram (2, 27)
- clinical signs of unilateral CTS with a positive Tinel's and Phalen's test
- age between 18 and 70 years
- nerve conduction studies (NCS) with a fractionated sensory nerve conduction velocity for the median nerve across the wrist of 40 m/s or less on the affected side and of more than 43 m/s on the contralateral side
- no contraindications for MR examinations.
Exclusion
- bilateral symptoms
- having been operated for CTS previously
- prior wrist or carpal fracture
- diabetes
- thyroid disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- neurological disease
- drug abuse
- complete conduction block on electroneurography or prior regular exposure to hand-held vibrating tools.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06016049
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
November 1 2015
Last Update
August 29 2023
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