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Efficacy of Focused Shockwave Therapy in Patients With CTS

NCT05253729 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2022-02-24

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Summary

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment of upper extremity. Patients with CTS will experience symptoms of pain, numbness of tingling sensation along the median nerve distribution. In more severe case, patients may have difficult manipulating objects that disturb function and patient's quality of life. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) is one of physical modalities that uses to treat many musculoskeletal disorders. For CTS, previous evidence showed that ESWT can improve symptoms, function as well as electrophysiologic parameters. However, standardized guidelines as well as the study in patients with moderate to severe CTS has not been established. Thus, the objective of the present study was to evaluate efficacy of ESWT in term of symptoms, function, electrophysiologic parameters, as well as sonography of median nerve in patients with moderate to severe CTS.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

DEVICE

Focused ESWT

F-ESWT (dose 0.01-0.15 mJ/mm2, frequency 4-5 Hz, 1500 shocks) was applied perpendicular to the palmar side of the wrist which was done once a week for a total of three sessions plus conservative treatment.

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Participants in the control group received only conservative treatment including disease education, advice about proper posture and activity, night wrist splint and nerve gliding exercise.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mahidol University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Punpetch Siriratna, MD · Ramathibodi Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-01
Primary Completion
2018-09-30
Completion
2018-09-30

Countries

  • Thailand

Study Locations

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