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Median Nerve Thickness of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome After Two Different Physiotherapy Modalities

NCT07167667 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-09-11

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Summary

The study plans to include a total of 60 patients diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Patients will be divided into two groups according to the treatment they receive. One group will receive only paraffin treatment, while the other group will receive only ESWT treatment. ESWT will be applied for a total of 5 sessions. Paraffin will be applied for a total of 10 sessions. As assessment tools;

* Measurement of median nerve thickness with ultrasound
* Electromyography
* Visual Analog Scale
* Short Form-36

Evaluations will be made twice by a specialist physician before and after the treatments.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Interventions

OTHER

Paraffin Bath

Patients' hands will be dipped into the paraffin bath 8-10 times.

OTHER

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

The patients will be treated with a sound wave pulse frequency of 15 Hz, an intensity of 1.5 bar, and a total number of pulses of 2000 for one session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Emre Şenocak

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-25
Primary Completion
2025-10-25
Completion
2025-10-25

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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