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Effects of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave and Kinesio Taping Treatments in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

NCT06850779 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

Last updated 2025-02-27

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Summary

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a common upper extremity nerve compression syndrome that causes significant economic and social burden to affected individuals. Although the severity may vary among patients, symptoms such as night pain, transient numbness, tingling, constant pain, muscle weakness, and sleep disturbance may be observed. The treatment of CTS can be grouped as nonsurgical and surgical treatments. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of treatment with sound waves and a healing method called extracorporeal shock wave therapy and a therapeutic flexible tape called kinesiology taping on pain, grip strength, quality of life, depression symptoms, hand functions, and ultrasonographic median nerve cross-sectional area in patients with CTS.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Interventions

OTHER

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT)

Radial ESWT (Vibrolith OrthoⓇ) was applied to the wrist as 1000 pulses with a frequency of 5 Hz and a power of 1.5 bar. The treatment was applied once a week for a total of 3 sessions.

OTHER

Kinesio taping (KT)

KT was prepared as 2 pieces of 2.5 cm I band and 1 piece of 5 cm I band. It was applied with a maximum of 50% tension (without tension on the ends) while the wrist was in 30 degrees of extension, forearm supination and elbow extension. The treatment was applied once a week for a total of 3 sessions.

OTHER

Exercise

Median nerve gliding exercises were given to the 4th group during the follow-up period. The same exercises were given to the other groups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Banu Kuran, Professor, MD · Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Deparment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-01
Primary Completion
2024-03-30
Completion
2024-03-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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