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In Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Median Nerve Conduction is Evaluated After Nerve Mobilizations

NCT06399484 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2024-05-03

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Summary

This project is linked to the line of research on carpal tunnel syndrome, of the PhysiUZerapy research group, belonging to the University of Zaragoza. Within this line, the biomechanical and physiological effect of the proposed technique has been investigated, both in healthy subjects, in cadavers and in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), resulting in the reading of 2 doctoral theses, the publication of 9 articles in high-impact journals. and the patent for a splint for the treatment of pathology. This project aims to provide information that is still lacking on the immediate effect of these techniques in patients with CTS. For this, there will be three groups of patients from the Lozano Blesa University Clinical Hospital distributed randomly. In two of the groups, sliding and neural tension techniques will be carried out (case group). The remaining group (control group) will be taken as a reference by performing a placebo treatment. Before and after carrying out these techniques, electrophysiological data will be collected to be able to compare them. This comparison is based on highlighting the differences between the data before the techniques and after, as well as between the case group and the control group.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Manual mobilizations of the median nerve

Slippage of the median nerve in the wrist: the subject's starting position (P0) will be recumbent supine with the cervical spine in a neutral position, the shoulder girdle in neutral position, 30º of glenohumeral abduction in neutral rotation, 90º of elbow flexion, prone-supination of the neutral forearm, wrist and fingers in neutral position. From this position the movements will be 1) Glenohumeral abduction up to 90º; 2) Glenohumeral external rotation to the frontal plane; 3) Supination of the forearm; 4) Extension of the wrist and fingers; 5) Elbow extension. This position is will combine with an ipsilateral cervical inclination (distal sliding). The proximal slide is carried out bringing the fingers of the hand towards the flexion while performing a contralateral cervical tilt. Median nerve tension: the starting position and movements are the same described above but this time it will be done with contralateral cervical tilt.

OTHER

Wrist movements

Movements of the wrist joint will be performed as a placebo treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Zaragoza

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-15
Primary Completion
2024-09-15
Completion
2024-12-15

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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