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Physical Therapy in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

NCT01789645 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2019-08-15

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Summary

It is a randomized clinical trial comparing surgical and conservative (physical therapy) treatments for women with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of physical therapy versus endoscopic surgery in pain and disability in women with carpal tunnel syndrome at medium and long-term follow-up periods. We hypothesized that proper physical therapy approach can be equally effective than surgical intervention for improving pain and function in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Conservative group

The conservative group will received 3 treatment sessions of physical therapy based on neuromodulation of nociceptive processing of 30 minutes of duration, once per week.

PROCEDURE

Surgical group

The surgical group will receive the surgical procedure consisting of the decompression and release of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel performed by an experienced surgeon according to standardized protocols.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, PT, PhD, DMSc · Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-20
Primary Completion
2014-01-25
Completion
2019-01-28

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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