Efficacy of Transctunaous Pulsed Radiofrequency Therapy in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change From Baseline in Pain on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at Week 2 and 4
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of transcutaneous pulsed radiofrequency current in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
详细描述
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral neuropathy. Wrist splint is the first-line treatment option for CTS. Pulsed radiofrequency therapy is used in the treatment of chronic pain.
60 carpal tunnel syndrome patients diagnosed with electroneuromyelography will be included in the study. 30 patients will wear wrist splints for 1 month. In the other 30 patients, pulsed radiofrequency current will be given through the wrist median nerve trace. RF current will be applied through transcutaneous pads. It will be applied once a week for a total of 2 sessions, 8 minutes each. Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire with visual analog scale (VAS) will be applied to all patients before and after the treatment at 1 week and 1 month.
Our aim is to compare the effectiveness of wrist splint and pulsed rf therapy.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Carpal tunnel syndrome detected by electroneuromyography
- •Positive Tinel sign
排除标准
- •Thenar muscle atrophy
- •Weakness in the abductor pollicis brevis muscle
结局指标
主要结局
Change From Baseline in Pain on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at Week 2 and 4
时间窗: Baseline, Week 2 and 4
The visual analog scale (VAS) is a validated, subjective measure for acute and chronic pain. Scores are recorded by making a handwritten mark on a 10-cm line that represents a continuum between "0=no pain" and "10=worst pain.
Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire before treatment
时间窗: Before treatment
The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) is a disease-specific measure of self-reported symptom severity and functional status. It is frequently used in the reporting of outcomes from trials into interventions for carpal tunnel syndrome. ıncluding Symptom Severity Scale is 11: no symptoms, 55: worst symptoms and Functional Disability Scale (FDS) no difficulties:8, worst difficulties: 40
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Damla Yürük
Director, medical doctor
Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital