Effectiveness of splinting and local steroid injection in severe carpal tunnel syndrome
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- carpal tunnel syndrome.Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015050622130N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 56
Inclusion Criteria
patients with signs and symptoms of CTS aged =18 years?electrodiagnostic evidences of moderate to severe CTS.
Exclusion criteria: Patients with secondary causes of CTS (diabetes mellitus? thyroid dysfunction? malignancy? distal radius fracture? pregnancy)? conditions affecting treatment outcomes (cervical disc herniation? fibromyalgia? coexisting neuropathy? previous steroid injection into the affected wrist)? patients with thenar muscles atrophy due to advanced CTS.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Clinical and functional status. Timepoint: baseline, 4 weeks and 12 weeks later. Method of measurement: Boston Questionnaire.;Electrodiagnostic findings. Timepoint: baseline and 12 weeks later. Method of measurement: electromyography instrument.;Patients satisfaction. Timepoint: baseline, 4 weeks and 12 weeks later. Method of measurement: Likert scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ocal steroid injection complications. Timepoint: after injection,4 weeks and 12 weeks later. Method of measurement: patients complaints and physical examination.