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Median Nerve Thickness of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome After Two Different Physiotherapy Modalities

ConditionCarpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age30-60
SponsorEmre Şenocak

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Individuals between the ages of 30-60 who have been diagnosed with CTS by a specialist physician according to international criteria (Those between Stages 1-3),

Those who have complaints of numbness, tingling, and pain in the first three fingers and half of the fourth finger,

Phalen Test and Tinel sign or Durkan Test being positive

Patients who will receive 5 sessions of ESWT application prescribed by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist Physician (for the ESWT group)

Disqualifiers

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,

Those with cervical stenosis, cervical spondylosis, or cervical radiculopathy,

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Paraffin Bath

    Other intervention

    Patients' hands will be dipped into the paraffin bath 8-10 times.

  • Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

    Other intervention

    The patients will be treated with a sound wave pulse frequency of 15 Hz, an intensity of 1.5 bar, and a total number of pulses of 2000 for one session.

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: ParaffinExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ESWTExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Median Nerve Thickness

Median nerve thickness will be measured by ultrasound

Time frame
Baseline
2

Median Nerve Thickness

Median nerve thickness will be measured by ultrasound

Time frame
5 days later for the first ESWT intervention and 10 days later for the first Paraffin Intervention

Secondary outcomes

1

Electromyography

EMG will be used to diagnose carpal tunnel.

Time frame
Baseline
2

Visual Analog Scale

It will be used to assess pain intensity.

Time frame
Baseline
3

Visual Analog Scale

It will be used to assess pain intensity.

Time frame
5 days later for the first ESWT intervention and 10 days later for the first Paraffin Intervention
4

Short Form-36

It will be used to evaluate patients' quality of life.

Time frame
Baseline

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Emre Şenocak

Lead sponsor

Karadeniz Technical University

Sponsor institution

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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