A study to assess the symptoms and risk factors of carpal tunnel syndrome among the computer users in selected workplaces of Udupi district, Karnataka.
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/02/011958
- Lead Sponsor
- nil
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Age- above 20 years
2.Subjects using computers for more than 4 hours/ day
3.Subjects working in job since past 6 months
Exclusion Criteria
1.Subjects with spinal surgery or any other surgery in upper extremity of hand
2.Subjects with fracture in the upper extremity of hand
3.Subjects previously diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the symptoms and identify the risk factors for developing carpal tunnel syndrome among computer users. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Data will be collected only once
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ilTimepoint: Nil
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