Status:
COMPLETED
Comparing a Modified Mini-incision Approach Versus the Conventional Approach for Carpal Tunnel Release
Lead Sponsor:
Mansoura University
Conditions:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Incision
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the commonest nerve compression syndrome in the upper limbs, and carpal tunnel decompression is one of the most prevalent upper limb surgical interventions. Surgeries f...
Detailed Description
All selected cases with primary CTS will be submitted to: I) Preoperative evaluation: A- Careful history taking: Brief history based on the characteristics of pain, sensory disturbances including nu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with primary CTS attending Mansoura university hospitals with EMG-and NCS-proved median neuropathy at the wrist.
- Failed conservative treatment.
- Absence of any other hand pathology.
- Positive Tinel sign presented at the site of nerve entrapment (the carpal tunnel at the wrist for the median nerve).
- Signed informed consent.
Exclusion
- Presence of proximal radiculopathy.
- Previous history of cervical spondylosis.
- Inflammatory joint disease and gout.
- Presence of combined nerve compression.
- Having a previous hand or upper extremity surgery.
- Patients with incomplete follow-up data were also excluded from this study.
- Psychiatric disease or any other condition that is at risk of being influenced by the study or that might have affected completion of the study.
- Patient refusal
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 30 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06114823
Start Date
November 1 2021
End Date
November 30 2022
Last Update
November 2 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Fuclty of Medicine, Mansoura University
Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, 0020