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The Role of the Cervical Spine in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

NCT02233660 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2016-03-15

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Summary

This randomized clinical trial will investigate changes in hand function, active cervical range of motion and pinch grip force after the application of physical therapy in women with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The purpose of this study is to compare changes in function, cervical range of motion and pinch grip force induced after the application of a physical therapy program including manual therapies targeted to those areas related to the median nerve or after endoscopic surgery in women with CTS at medium and long-term follow-up. The hypothesis is that manual therapy is more effective for increasing cervical range of motion and pinch grip force, but similarly effective for improving function, than surgical treatment in women with CTS.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndromes

Interventions

OTHER

Physical Therapy Group

The physical therapy group will receive 3 treatment sessions of manual therapies including maneuvers targeted to the areas anatomically related to the median nerve (i.e., cervical spine, shoulder, elbow and wrist) of 30min of duration, once per week.

PROCEDURE

Surgical Group

The surgical group will receive a 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

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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