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Treatment for Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow

NCT03651609 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 138

Last updated 2025-08-14

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Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate utility and appropriateness of treatment interventions taking into account the presumed mechanisms of two main varieties of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE). The investigators hypothesize that in patients with UNE by entrapment in the cubital tunnel (CTE) surgical release (simple decompression) is superior to conservative treatment. By contrast, in patients with UNE in the retrocondylar groove (RCC) surgical humero-ulnar apponeurosis (HUA) release (simple decompression) should not be superior to conservative treatment.

Conditions

  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Simple decompression of the ulnar nerve

Surgical release 2-3 cm distal to medial epicondyle with minimal-incision technique .

BEHAVIORAL

Conservative treatment

Patients will be given pictured recommendations with descriptions, which limb positions should be avoided.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Slovenian Research Agency

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Medical Centre Ljubljana

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Simon Podnar, MD, DSc · Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Ljubljana

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-01
Primary Completion
2023-03-01
Completion
2023-03-01

Countries

  • Slovenia

Study Locations

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