Are Anxiety and Depressive Disorders Related to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Medical Students?
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- Enrolling By Invitation
- 入组人数
- 180
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Correlation of median nerve disorder with anxiety and/or depression
研究概览
简要总结
Participants will undertake validation of the median nerve and their anxiety and depression levels. Possible correlation will be searched.
详细描述
Medical students of the University of Ioannina will be submitted to ultrasound of the medial nerve as to assess its surface. Those with pathological findings will undertake a non-interventional electromyography test. Afterwards they will complete anonymously two validated tests regarding depression and anxiety (Yung ans STAI scales). Statistical analysis will be conducted with the question of correlation between median nerve dysfunction and psychiatric disorders.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Control
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •medical students
排除标准
- •known pathology of the carpal joint
结局指标
主要结局
Correlation of median nerve disorder with anxiety and/or depression
时间窗: 1 month
the measurement of the median nerve surface will be examined for correlation with depression or anxiety through self- questionnaires
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
AIKATERINI MARINI
MD, PhD, Researcher
University of Ioannina