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Comparison of Interventions in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

NCT04347746 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2020-11-27

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Summary

This study aims to compare two types of intervention (stretching and myofascial manipulation) in the treatment of individuals with bilateral idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. This comparison applies to two groups, the clinical group is composed of patients of mild or moderate degree, whereas the surgical group is composed of a patient with at least one hand in severe degree and interventions are made after surgery.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Bilateral

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

stretching physiotherapy

A booklet with images and a description of all movements to be performed during therapy will be offered to patients. The booklet illustrates the movements for stretching the upper limbs divided as follows: three movements for the neck, three movements for the arms and forearms and four movements for the hands. The therapy will be carried out twice a week at the Unopar research center, under the guidance of a physiotherapist trained in technique and supervision by a senior therapist. At the end of each movement, the individual is instructed to maintain the position for 40 seconds. Patients will be instructed to appear in comfortable clothes and the environment will have favorable conditions.

BEHAVIORAL

Myofascial therapy

Myofascial therapy will be performed on the upper limbs, pectoral and dorsal regions with the aid of hooks (instrument assisted soft-tissue mobilization). In the supine position, the pectoral muscles will be manipulated (infracromial, external, axillary-claviculopectoral fossa), biceps brachii (short head, long and forearm insertion), round pronator, anterior forearm musculature (compartment of the radial extensor of the long carpus and brevis, finger extensor and ulnar carpal extensor). In lateral decubitus the deltoid muscle in the anterior, middle and posterior portions. In the prone position, the trapezius muscle (in its cervical, scapular and nuchal insertions), scapular levator muscle, great dorsal muscle (in its lateral insertions) and triceps brachii muscle. The hook manipulation time is two minutes of execution for each muscle mentioned above, making a total time of each section of forty minutes. There will be two weekly sessions with an interval between forty-eight hours.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Norte do Paraná

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-12
Primary Completion
2019-12-12
Completion
2020-06-12

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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