Clinical and Electrophysiological Evaluation of the Effectiveness for Manual Lymphatic Drainage

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Completed

• Conditions: Electrophysical Evaluation; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Manual Lymphatic Drainage
• Interventions: Other: manual lymphatic drainage (massage); Other: Splint treatment

• Registration Number: NCT05394870
• Lead Sponsor: Selcuk University

Brief Summary

When the other usage areas of the manual lymphatic drainage technique in the literature, except for the treatment of lymphedema, were examined recently, it was seen that it was also applied in orthopedic and neurological cases in a limited number of studies. The aim of our study is to investigate the effectiveness of manual lymphatic drainage on clinical and electrophysiological findings in carpal tunnel syndrome

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-04-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-24
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-27
• Primary Completion: 2022-06-01
• Study Completion: 2022-06-10
• Status Verified: 2022-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-07-05
• Last Update Posted: 2022-07-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome on electrodiagnostic examination
• Being between 20-55 years old
• Volunteering to participate in the treatment to be given

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Exclusion Criteria

• Have a systemic inflammatory disease
• Having any disease that may cause polyneuropathy, such as diabetes mellitus
• Cognitive impairment
• Receiving psychotherapy
• Having a pacemaker
• illiterate
• Having a disease affecting the central nervous system
• Having a hearing problem
• Any skin disease that would contraindicate manual lymphatic drainage
• Arterial or venous circulation disorder that would contraindicate manual lymphatic drainage

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
study group	Splint treatment	-
study group	manual lymphatic drainage (massage)	-
control group	Splint treatment	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ)	10 minutes	BCTQ, a self-report measure of CTS, evaluates two domains: 1. The symptom severity scale (BCTQSS) has 11 items that assess pain, paresthesia, and weakness. 2. The functional status scale (BCTQ-FS) evaluates the ability to perform manual activities with 8 items. Each item evaluates the increasing severity of symptoms or difficulty with a high score.
pressure pain threshold	15 minutes	Each evaluation will be repeated 3 times with 10 seconds between measurements, and the data will be recorded by taking the average of the last two measurements (15). The patients will be evaluated by measuring the transverse carpal ligament, radioulnar joint and extensor digitorum muscle with an algometer before and at the end of the treatment. measurements will be recorded in kg/cm2
Electrodiagnostic evaluation	15 minutes	Median motor nerve latency, median motor nerve conduction velocity, compound muscle action potential amplitude will be measured at both levels. Median sensory nerve conduction studies will be performed by antidromic recording with a superficial electrode from the 3rd finger and a stimulus will be given from the wrist 14 cm proximal. Median sensory nerve latency, median sensory nerve conduction velocity and sensory nerve action potential will be calculated for both applications. nerve potentials will be calculated in m/sec

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kutahya Health Science University; 🇹🇷 Kütahya, Centrum, Turkey