Extra Corporeal Shock Wave Versus Kinesio Tape in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome for Post Menopausal Women
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Computerized electromyography
研究概览
简要总结
This study would be conducted to answer the following question: was there any difference between the effects of Shock wave versus Kinesio Tape in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome for post-menopausal women.
详细描述
Fifty menopausal women with mild to moderate CTS were selected randomly from outpatient clinic of the physical therapy department of El khazendara general hospital, Age was ranged from 45 - 55 years old.
Group A, consisted of 25 patients who received a program of 6 session of Shock wave Therapy on the affected wrist,5 minute per session. Group B Represented the control group, it consisted of 25 patients who received a program of kinesio tape application on the affected wrist for 3 days.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •-Age was ranged from 45 - 55 years old
- •All subjects would not take analgesics by another route during the study.
排除标准
- •Patients had previous carpal tunnel release.
- •Skin over sensitivity of some patients to the tape.
结局指标
主要结局
Computerized electromyography
时间窗: 6 weeks
2 channel version with EMG/NCV/EP system, It was used to measure median motor distal latency (MMDL) before treatment and after 6 weeks of treatment for all patients
次要结局
- Boston carpal tunnel questionnaire(6 weeks)
研究者
Ghada Ebrahim El Refaye
assistant professor department of Physical Therapy for Women's Health, Faculty of Physical therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
Woman's Health University Hospital, Egypt