Effects of focused Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in moderate CTS patients.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Carpal tunnel syndrome; fESWT; CTS; BCTQ

• Registration Number: TCTR20180825002
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-25
• Study Completion: 2019-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

1)Age > 18 years.
2)Patients who had typical symptoms and signs of CTS, such as a positive Tinel’s sign or Phalen’s test; numbness/tingling in at least two of the first, second, or third digits.
3)Confirmed diagnosis of moderate CTS with electrophysiological study.
4)And who are willing to join the study are enrolled.

Exclusion Criteria

1)Mild and severe CTS
2)Pregnancy
3)Previous carpal tunnel release surgery or corticosteroid injection in carpal tunnel.
4)History of wrist fractures.
5)Have an underlying disease of cervical radiculopathy or peripheral neuropathy.
6)Others metabolic diseases such as hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, or rheumatoid arthritis.
7)Previous focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy(fESWT)
8)Reading comprehension problem

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire Before treatment, after the fourth fESWT session and 1 month after finishing treatment Questionnaire for the measurement of the severity of symptoms and functional status.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The distal sensory latency and distal motor latency Before treatment, after the fourth fESWT session and 1 month after finishing treatment Nerve conduction studies by electrodiagnostic testing