Sonographic Follow-up of Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Undergoing Surgical or Conservative Treatment
- Conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Interventions
- Procedure: DecompressionProcedure: Conservative treatment
- Registration Number
- NCT00694265
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Bern
- Brief Summary
In wrists with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) the sonographically measured largest cross-sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve is increased. We compared the changes in largest CSA in wrists undergoing surgical decompression and wrists undergoing conservative treatment of CTS.
- Detailed Description
Objective:
In wrists with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) the sonographically measured largest cross-sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve is increased. We compared the changes in largest CSA in wrists undergoing surgical decompression and wrists undergoing conservative treatment of CTS.
Methods:
Prospective cohort study in 55 consecutive patients with 78 wrists with established CTS, including 60 wrists with surgical decompression and 18 wrists with conservative treatment. A sonographic examination was scheduled before and at 4 months after initiation of treatment. Changes in CSA between wrists with surgical and wrists with conservative treatment were compared using linear regression models.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 55
- wrists with established CTS
- prior surgery for CTS
- traumatic lesions
- coexistent neurological disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 Decompression Surgical treatment 2 Conservative treatment Conservative treatment
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measure of the largest cross-sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve Before and 4 months after initiation of treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Dep. of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Bern University Hospital
🇨ðŸ‡Bern, Switzerland