Comparison the effect of acupuncture in treatment of De Quervain’s disease with steroid injectio
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- De Quervain's tenosynovitis.Radial styloid tenosynovitis [de Quervain]
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013012012194N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
The patients with clinical diagnosis of De Quervain's tenosynovitis including pain and swelling around styloid process of radius and positive Finkelstein test who have symptoms more than 4 weeks. Exclusion criteria: The patients with acute symptom less than 4 weeks; history of direct trauma or fracture of wrist; previous history of local injection or surgery around styloid process of radius; uncontrolled concomitant disease such as diabetes mellitus or coagulopathy; abnormal findings in blood tests and radiography of wrist.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method