Digital Infrared Thermographic Findings in Hands with Carpal tunnel Syndrome: Changes according to the Symptom Duration and Disease Severity
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Registration Number
- KCT0005831
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 290
Inclusion Criteria
Patient group: the subjects were diagnosed as having carpal tunnel syndrome via electrodiagnostic testing.
Control group: individuals without any carpal tunnel syndrom-related symptoms or abnormal findings at elctrodiagnostic testing
Exclusion Criteria
1) central nervous system lesion affecting the hands
2) concomitant lower cervical radiculopathy or other peripheral nerve lesions
3) peripheral vascular disease
4) arthritis in the hand and wrist
5) previous surgical history in the wrist or hand
6) systemic disease, such as tumors, thyroid diseases, fibromyalgia, and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (glycosylated hemoglobin >9%)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The results of digital infrares thermography imaging. Skin temperatue of finger tips, thenar and hypothenar areas.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umerical rating score of pain, cross-sectional area of median nerve and palmar bowing of flextor retinaculum at the carpal tunnel