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Investigating the effect of tenosynovectomy on the Improve the severity of symptoms in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome after open surgery

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
carpal tunnel syndrome.
Other lesions of median nerve
G56.1
Registration Number
IRCT20190810044492N1
Lead Sponsor
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome aged 20 to 70 years
Positive electrodiagnostic tests
Absence of thenar atrophy
The absence of old fractures in the forearm and wrist
Absence of any congenital deformity in the forearm and wrist area
Absence of rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis

Exclusion Criteria

Patient's lack of consent to continue the study
Non-cooperation of the patient
Failure to visit the patient

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Severity of symptoms. Timepoint: Improvement of the severity of symptoms one day before the operation and one day after the operation and the first week and 3 months after the operation. Method of measurement: Boston Questionnaire (to evaluate the severity of symptoms and functional status of carpal tunnel syndrome in people) will be used to check the patient's symptoms.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluation of the function and fine movements of the fingers. Timepoint: Fine movements and hand function one day before the operation and 3 months after the operation and in terms of improvement of symptoms, one day before the operation and one day after the operation and the first week and 3 months after the operation. Method of measurement: The O'Connor Tweezer Dexterity Test will be used to check fine finger movements. This device is a valid and widely used manual dexterity test. It is used by rehabilitation professionals to assess progress in the recovery of hand and finger function, as well as to assess fine motor skills. The O'Connor Dexterity Test simply requires the user to pick up pins with the provided tweezers and insert them into a series of holes. A high score on this test indicates manual aptitude for tasks that involve the use of small precision tools such as clock assembly.
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