Splinting or surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome

Dutch Health Care Insurance Company (The Netherlands)0 个研究点目标入组 176 人开始时间: 2002年2月11日最近更新: 2022年11月7日

适应症

试验速览

•1. Pain, paraesthesias and/or hypoesthesias in the hand, in the area innervated by the median nerve
•2. Clinical diagnosis of CTS has to be confirmed by electrodiagnostic studies
•3. Aged 18 years or older
•4. Able to complete written questionnaires (in Dutch)

•1. Already been treated with a wrist splint or have had previous carpal tunnel release
•2. A history of wrist or median nerve injury from trauma (e.g. contusion, fractures) or prior surgery on the wrist
•3. A history suggesting underlying causes of CTS, such as diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic renal failure treated by hemodialysis, space-occupying lesions in the volar wrist area, anatomic abnormalities of the wrist or hand
•4. Pregnancy or lactation
•5. Clinical signs or symptoms, or electrodiagnostic studies suggesting conditions that could mimic CTS or interfere with its validation, such as cervical radiculopathy, brachial plexopathy, thoracic outlet syndrome, pronator teres syndrome, ulnar neuropathy, polyneuropathy, Raynaud's disease or sympathetic dystrophy
•6. Severe thenar muscle atrophy

发起方

Dutch Health Care Insurance Company (The Netherlands)