Radial nerve mobilization decreases pain sensitivity and improves motor performance in patients with thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Arthrosis of first carpometacarpal joint

• Registration Number: ISRCTN81771317
• Lead Sponsor: Azienda Sanitaria Locale 3 (Italy)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-05-26
• Last Update Posted: 24 July 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who used the dominant hand systematically such as ex-factory workers and home workers, and were diagnosed with secondary thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (TCOA) in the dominant hand by X-ray detection of stage III and IV according to the Eaton-Littler-Burton Classification.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients if they scored more than 4 on the Beck?s Depression Inventory and/or more than 30 on the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
2. Patients with a medical history of carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, surgical interventions on trapeziometacarpal (TM) joint, or D?Quervain?s tenosynovitis
3. Patients presenting degenerative or non-degenerative neurological conditions in which pain perception was altered

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified