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Effect of Cooling Therapy for Post-Operative Pain in Open Carpal Tunnel Release

NCT05783245 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2026-02-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study seeks to perform an appropriately-powered study to evaluate any clinical difference between continuous cooling therapy and traditional ice for treatment of post-operative pain in open CTR surgery.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Perioperative/Postoperative Complications

Interventions

OTHER

Polarcare Machine

Use of Polar Care ice machine as often as possible, but a minimum of three 15 minute uses per day, for the first 3 days after surgery. No single use should last longer than 30 minutes.

OTHER

Standard of care ice therapy

Use of commercial reusable ice packs as often as possible, but a minimum of three 15 minute uses per day, for the first 3 days after surgery. No single use should last longer than 30 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jennifer Wolf, MD · University of Chicago

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-01
Primary Completion
2026-09-01
Completion
2026-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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