The Effects of Nerve and Tendon Gliding Exercises Combined With Low-level Laser or Ultrasound Therapy in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 70
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- The measurement of hand grip strength in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome after physical therapy
研究概览
简要总结
Carpal tunnel syndrome is considered to be the most common entrapment neuropathy. Conservative treatment is recommended in the mild and moderate stage of CTS. The aim of this trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of physical therapy modalities in carpal tunnel syndrome.
详细描述
Conservative treatment is recommended in the mild and moderate stage of CTS and should involve splinting, steroid injections, oral steroids and ultrasounds .
However, the results of some research studies have showed the beneficial effect of photobiomodulation as well as nerve and tendon gliding exercises in non-operative treatment .
Patients were divided into two groups. The one group received low-level laser therapy (LLLT); the other group underwent ultrasound treatment. Additionally, nerve and gliding exercises were administered in both groups.
The purpose of this trial is to assess the therapeutic efficacy of ultrasound treatment and low-level laser therapy combined with nerve and tendon gliding exercises and to compare the two regimens.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 35 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •diagnosis of the mild or moderate stage of CTS, symptom duration for more than three months and general good health
排除标准
- •advanced CTS, secondary CTS, any previous surgery in the upper limb, steroid injections and any physical therapy treatment within six months prior to the study, pregnancy, cervical radiculopathy, peripheral polyneuropathy or other neurological conditions
结局指标
主要结局
The measurement of hand grip strength in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome after physical therapy
时间窗: 14 days
The Jamar dynamometer (Sammons Preston, Canada) is used to assess hand grip strength; the mean score of three consecutive trials is accepted for each strength measurement. The result is expressed in kilogram \[kg\]. The evaluation is performed before and after treatment.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Małgorzata Eliks
Assistant
Poznan University of Medical Sciences