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Bilateral vs Unilateral CTR

NCT01961011 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2013-10-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Carpal tunnel release is a well accepted treatment for median nerve compression at the wrist. With a prevalence of 50 per 1000, it is the most common compressive neuropathy. With a number of anatomic as well as systemic factors playing a role in the development of carpal tunnel syndrome, it is not surprising that there is a high incidence of bilaterality with this disease. Padua et al. reported that 87% of 266 consecutive cases had signs and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome in their contralateral hand.

In patients who have bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome that has not responded to conservative treatment, surgical release is indicated. In such cases, a decision must be made whether to offer bilateral simultaneous surgical release or to stage the two affected hands to allow time to recover from each.

The purpose of this study is to determine the differences in short term disability between having bilateral vs unilateral carpal tunnel release. With better understanding of the way in which patients are impaired, better recommendations may be made on which patients to indicate for simultaneous bilateral procedures and who would benefit from staging procedures, allowing the patient to recover from one hand prior to proceeding to surgery on the other hand.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-07-31
Completion
2014-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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