Efficacy of the Interferential Laser Therapy in Pain Reduction in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of the interferential laser therapy in the wrist and hand pain and disability reduction and force improvement in the carpal tunnel syndrome. Subjects are patients diagnosed of carpal tunnel syndrome who have been prescribed laser therapy. Settings: Ramon y Cajal Hospital. Department of Rehabilitation. Physical therapy unit. Electrotherapy section. Occupational Therapy. Department of Neurology.
详细描述
The spatiotemporal superposition of two independent and opposite beams of laser generates a constructive interference pattern that increases the therapeutic effects in the irradiated tissue. Patient suffering pain from diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome will receive conventional or interferential laser therapy. This is a comparative randomized and double blind clinical study. Two identical lasers in near infrared range will be used. Frequency of sessions: daily. Irradiated technique: manual, contact and punctual. Pain will be evaluated by visual analog scale at rest and during analytical wrist movement. Disability will be evaluated by the DASH and BOSTON questionnaire. Evaluation will take place at pre and post-treatment times.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients diagnosed of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by means of an Electromyography Study.
- •Patients with or not previous surgery.
- •Patients with an age of 18 years or older.
- •Patients having a signed informed consent.
排除标准
- •Patients with severe hand traumatisms.
- •Patients with cervical radiculopathy.
- •Patients with Outlet Thoracic Syndrome.
- •Patients bearing osteo syntheses material.
- •Patients suffering tumoral pathology.
研究组 & 干预措施
Conventional Laser Therapy
干预措施: Interferential Laser Therapy (Device)
Interferential Laser Therapy
干预措施: Interferential Laser Therapy (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
时间窗: 5 minutes
Visual Analogue Scale during wrist analitical movements.
次要结局
- Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire(5 minutes)
- Disability Arm Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (DASH)(15 minutes)
- Dinamometry(5 minutes)