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Carpel Tunnel Syndrome and Physical Therapy Modalities

NCT02745652 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2016-04-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Carpel tunnel syndrome (CTS) is very common complain during pregnancy with high percentage to continue postnatal. Conservative treatment is more recommended in these cases. There are many physical therapy modalities proposed to treat CTS without knowing which modality is better than the other. So the aim of this study to compare the effect of two modalities in treating CTS in postnatal females.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

DEVICE

pulsed electromagnetic field

it is a magnetic device for magneto-therapy, it has an appliance, motorized bed, and applicable large solenoids which can be moved in 4 different positions according to the treatment area, and the additional small solenoid for hand treatment with 30 cm diameter

DEVICE

Therapeutic ultrasound

Ultrasound is applied using a transducer or applicator that is in direct contact with the patient's skin. Gel is a medium which is used on all surfaces of the head to reduce friction and assist transmission of the ultrasonic waves

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-01-31
Completion
2015-03-31

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