Morphologic and functional changes of the median nerve and carpal tunnel after primary carpal tunnel surgery
- Conditions
- 10034606Carpal tunnel syndromenerve entrapment in the wrist
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON46702
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: mentally competent men and women of 16 years or older who underwent an open carpal tunnel release for CTS less than half a year ago. Furthermore, subjects must understand and be able to communicate in the Dutch language.
A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
- No nerve conduction studies and ultrasonography performed prior to the carpal tunnel release
- Severe polyneuropathy affecting the operated extremity
- Cervical radiculopathy on the operated side
- Cerebral diseases affecting the operated extremity
- Other neuropathies affecting hand function in the operated extremity
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method