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Mild Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

NCT00981565 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2012-10-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral nerve entrapment. Diagnosis is based on symptoms, clinical findings and electrophysiological examination. Several conservative and surgical treatment options have been described.

Studies of surgical versus conservative treatment in mild carpal tunnel syndrome have not been done and it is still unclear whether or not surgical treatment is better than conservative treatment.

The aim of this study is to research has surgery better outcome in mild CTS than conservative treatment. Patient satisfactory, clinical and electrophysiologic outcomes, direct and indirect costs will be evaluated.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

PROCEDURE

open carpal tunnel release

surgery to release the carpal tunnel

OTHER

Night-cast

individual night time splinting

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • North Karelia Central Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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