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Comparison of Efficacy Between Conservative Versus Operative Management of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome

NCT06060314 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2023-09-29

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Summary

Patients presented with symptoms of numbness at night, pain, or tingling sensation in the fingers particularly at night diagnosed by consultant orthopedic surgeon on physical examination. Patients in Group A were treated conservatively i.e splinting in neutral position of wrist for 6 wks min at night and during the day as preferred while patients in Group B were managed through surgical intervention i.e open carpal tunnel release (OCTR). Patients were assessed during a follow up visit at 3rd month measured using functional status scale of the Boston questionnaire (BQ). Efficacy was determined in terms of functional improvement from the baseline.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Conservative Approach

Patients in Group A were treated conservatively i.e Splinting in neutral position of wrist for 6 wks min at night and during the day as preferred

PROCEDURE

Surgical Approach

Patients in Group B were managed through surgical intervention i.e open carpal tunnel release (OCTR)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Combined Military Hospital Abbottabad

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Muhammad Ad Afsar · Combined Military Hospital Abbottabad

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-03
Primary Completion
2022-06-03
Completion
2022-09-03

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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