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Patient Outcomes With Endoscopic Versus Open Carpal Tunnel Release

NCT00880295 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2017-11-24

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Summary

Although some surgeons prefer one technique rather than the other, both endoscopic and open carpal tunnel release procedures are accepted as standard of care surgeries to relieve carpal tunnel syndrome. The investigator's research is designed to evaluate the significant difference in patient satisfaction between endoscopically-released wrists and open-released wrists. The goal of the study is to compare the two techniques using the following criteria:

1. Primary outcome: patient satisfaction via surveys used in prior publications
2. Secondary outcome: length of time to return to work
3. Secondary outcome: clinical data for recovery from carpal tunnel syndrome including a thorough physical exam and EMG's
4. Secondary outcome: complication rates

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

PROCEDURE

endoscopic carpal tunnel release

endoscopic surgery, which is standard of care for carpal tunnel release

PROCEDURE

open carpal tunnel release

open surgery, which is standard of care for carpal tunnel release

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Penn State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephen Nogan, B.S. · Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-23
Primary Completion
2016-07-26
Completion
2016-07-26

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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