The effectiveness of shock wave therapy versus phonophoresis on improvement of clinical symptoms and function of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome(CTS)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.Injury of nerves at wrist and hand level
- Registration Number
- IRCT20171230038142N10
- Lead Sponsor
- Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who had mild to moderate CTS with sensory and motor examinations, Tinel and Falun tests, and electrodiagnostic findings for more than a month.
Willingness to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
Corticosteroid injection at least 3 months before the study
Physical or medicinal modalities in the past 3 months
Underlying conditions such as hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, rheumatic diseases, wrist arthritis, acute trauma or pregnancy
Ultrasound and in vivo shock (pregnancy, acute inflammation, plastic implant, near pacemaker, on epiphysis, near the spinal cord or laminectomy site)
History of surgery or fracture of the wrist area
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: Before, one month and two months after intervention. Method of measurement: Using Visual Analogue Scale questionnaire.;Function. Timepoint: Before, one month and two months after intervention. Method of measurement: Using the Bostone Status and Performance Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method