Effect of 5% dextrose water injection compared to corticosteroid injection to improve clinical symptoms and performance of patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome

Phase 3

• Conditions: Carpal tunnel syndrome.; Carpal tunnel syndrome; G56.0

• Registration Number: IRCT20180209038673N4
• Lead Sponsor: Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with severe carpal tunnel syndrome
Patients with methemoglobinemia, favism and severe liver disease and thyroid disease
Sensitization and allergy to local anesthetics
Diseases that imitate symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome such as cervical radiculopathy, peripheral neuropathy and trauma
Corticosteroid injections and physiotherapy in the last three weeks
History of hand surgery in the last 6 months
Having other neurological disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Severity of disease. Timepoint: Before treatment, 4 weeks and 12 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: According to the questionnaire of 11 items of the severity of tunnel carpal syndrome.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Severity of disease. Timepoint: Before treatment, 4 weeks and 12 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: According to VAS scale.