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Acupuncture in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ~ A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT01014221 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 77

Last updated 2009-11-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To investigate the efficacy of acupuncture compared with steroid treatment in patients with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) as measured by objective changes in nerve conduction studies (NCS) and subjective symptoms assessment in a randomized, controlled study.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

acupuncture administered in 8 sessions over 4 weeks

DRUG

Prednisolone

2 weeks of prednisolone 20 mg daily followed by 2 weeks of prednisolone 10 mg daily

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kuang Tien General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-07-31
Primary Completion
2009-02-28
Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

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