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Efficacy of Combined Ultrasound Guided Steroid Injection and Splinting in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

NCT02708693 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2016-03-15

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Summary

To compare the effectiveness of ultrasound guided-steroid injection plus splinting to that of steroid injection alone using clinical and electrophysiological parameters in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

DRUG

Triamcinolone Acetonide

ultrasound-guided injection using 1ml of 10 mg (10mg/ml) triamcinolone acetonide (Shincort)

DEVICE

thermoplastic wrist splint

thermoplastic wrist splint with wrist placed in a neutral position

DRUG

lidocaine hydrochloride

ultrasound-guided injection using 1 ml of 2% lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-04-30
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2014-06-30

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