Comparative Effects of Paraffin Bath Therapy and ESWT on Quality of Life and Sleep in De Quervain Tenosynovitis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: De Quervain Disease

• Registration Number: NCT05423223
• Lead Sponsor: Yuzuncu Yıl University

Brief Summary

There is no study in the literature comparing effects of both paraffin bath therapy and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) on life and sleep quality of patients with De Quervain Tenosynovitis . The aim of this study is performing this comparison.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-06-14
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-21
• Study Start: 2022-07-25
• Primary Completion: 2022-09-05
• Study Completion: 2022-10-19
• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Being 18 years or older
• Meeting De Quervain diagnostic criteria
• Not having applied any physical therapy modality to the hand-wrist in the last 1 month
• Not using pain medication in the last 1 month,
• Not using local anesthetics or steroid injections on the hand-wrist in the last 3 months
• Have received written consent to participate in the study, and have come to the last control at the 6th week.

Exclusion Criteria

• Neurological diseases (especially neuropathies),
• Malignancy
• Rheumatological diseases
• Pregnancy
• History of hand/wrist fracture or surgery
• Hand/wrist trauma in the last 1 month
• Coagulation disorder diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PSQI (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index)	6 weeks after baseline (one month after the end of treatment)	PUKI is a 19-item self-report scale that evaluates sleep quality and disturbance in the past month. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. A total score greater than 5 indicates "poor sleep quality"
NEADL (Nottingham extended activities of daily living ) scale	6 weeks after baseline (one month after the end of treatment)	It consists of 4 sub-sections: mobility (6 items), kitchen (5 items), indoor (5 items) and leisure time activities (6 items). The answer to each question has a rank between 0 and 3 points. The sum of the rank values of 22 items varies between 0 and 66 points, with 0-worst and 66-best values in daily activities.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yuzuncu Yil University; 🇹🇷 Van, Turkey