Comparing effectiveness of local steroid injection into carpal tunnel with surgery in the treatment of patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome
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- Conditions
- Carpal tunnel syndrome.Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017011832046N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Iran University Of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 94
Inclusion Criteria
Every patient with CTS. Exclusion criteria: Any patient with CTS having underlying diseases such as diabetes, thyroid diseases,previous wrist fx,ganglion cyst, etc.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Tingling, numbness, pain, atrophy. Timepoint: Before treatment and 6 month afer treatment. Method of measurement: Boston questienare.;Severity of symptoms and patients satisfaction. Timepoint: Before and 6 month after treatment. Method of measurement: ElMG and NCV findings and patient satisfaction questionaire.;Physical signs such as Tinnel, compresion test, thenar atrophy and Phallen test. Timepoint: Before intervention and six month after it. Method of measurement: Physical examination tests were done according to rules in references.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain and sudeck atrophy. Timepoint: Six month after intervention. Method of measurement: Physical examination.