The effectiveness of peripheral magnetic stimulation combined with conventional therapy in moderate degree carpal tunnel syndrome : a randomized, assessor blinded, controlled trial
- Conditions
- Moderate degree of carpal tunnel syndromecarpal tunnel syndromeconventional therapyperipheral magnetic stimulationelectrodiagnosis
- Registration Number
- TCTR20230405001
- Lead Sponsor
- /A
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending (Not yet recruiting)
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
1.Age 20-80 years
2.Moderate to severe degree CTS by electrodiagnostic study
3.Willing to participate in the study
1.Electrodiagnosis reveals : Absent SNAP, absent CMAP or CMAP amplitude <5 mV
2.History of treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome by steroid injection < 6 months, physical modalities within 1 month, using NSAIDs drug within 2 week, using wrist splint within 3 month or had already underwent carpal tunnel surgery
3.Contraindication for peripheral magnetic stimulation : Pregnancy, Active malignancy, Epilepsy, Pacemaker, Intracranial/spinal metal object, Cochlear implant, History of wrist fracture at affected side, DVT at affected arm
4.Diagnosed as cervical radiculopathy, polyneuropathy, inflammatory rheumatoid, diabetes neuropathy or poor controlled diabetes mellitus
5.Cannot tolerate the wrist splint
6.Severe perception and communication impairment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Median nerve conduction study at 0,4,8 weeks after treatment Electrodiadnostic study
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain and hand function at 0,4,8 weeks after treatment Thai boston carpal tunnel questionnaire