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Median Nerve Thickness of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome After Two Different Physiotherapy Modalities
Led by Emre Şenocak · Updated on 2025-09-11
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
52 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
The study plans to include a total of 60 patients diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Patients will be divided into two groups according to the treatment they receive. One group will receive only paraffin treatment, while the other group will receive only ESWT treatment. ESWT will be applied for a total of 5 sessions. Paraffin will be applied for a total of 10 sessions. As assessment tools; * Measurement of median nerve thickness with ultrasound * Electromyography * Visual Analog Scale * Short Form-36 Evaluations will be made twice by a specialist physician before and after the treatments.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Median Nerve Thickness of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome After Two Different Physiotherapy Modalities
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 30 and 60 years
- Diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome by a specialist according to international criteria (Stages 1-3)
- Experiencing numbness, tingling, and pain in the first three fingers and half of the fourth finger
- Positive Phalen Test and Tinel sign or Durkan Test
- Prescribed 5 sessions of ESWT by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist (for ESWT group)
- Prescribed 10 sessions of Paraffin treatment by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist (for Paraffin group)
You will not qualify if you...
- Presence of atrophy in the thenar muscles
- Insufficient sensory and motor response in the median nerve
- History of hand and/or wrist injury or surgery
- Diagnosis of cervical stenosis, cervical spondylosis, or cervical radiculopathy
- Received corticosteroid injection in the carpal tunnel area within the last six months
- Pregnancy
- Diabetes
- Renal failure
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Hypothyroidism
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Baltalimani Metin Sabanci Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospita
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Research Team
E
Esra Sonbahar Bolat, Physician
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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