Effects of Kinesiotaping in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment: a Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- pain level
研究概览
简要总结
Objective: Kinesiotaping (KT) is a relatively new technique, which reduces the pressure on the median nerve by extending the transverse carpal ligament. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of KT on Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in a randomized, placebo-controlled manner.
Methods: Patients were randomly divided into three groups: Group 1 (KT plus tendon and nerve gliding exercises), Group 2 (sham-taping plus exercises) and Group 3 (exercises alone, control group). KT was applied 3 times with 5-day intervals throughout the study, with "neural technique" for median and ulnar nerves and "area correction technique" for carpal tunnel releasing. In the placebo group kinesiotapes were applied without stretching and proper position. Hand grip strength, VAS, Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTQ), and Short Form-12 (SF-12) were measured as outcome parameters at the first visit, 3rd and 6th week.
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 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •clicical diagnosis of mild and moderate CTS
- •having the CTS symptoms for at least 6 weeks
排除标准
- •electrophysiological diagnosis of severe CTS,
- •thenar atrophy,
- •local corticosteroid injection or KT application or physical therapy treatment for CTS within the last 3 months,
- •patients with secondary metabolic causes for CTS (such as diabetes mellitus, pregnancy, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, thyroid disease),
- •patients with other conditions that may cause neck and arm pain (cervical disc hernia, arthritis, epicondylitis, rotator cuff syndrome),
- •a history of fracture in the wrist,
- •previous CTS surgery.
结局指标
主要结局
pain level
时间窗: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 3 weeks
pain level was assessed using visual analog scale.The minimum and maximum values were 0 and 10, and higher scores mean a better outcome.
次要结局
- Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTQ)(From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks)
研究者
Hanife BAYKAL ŞAHİN
Asistant Professor
Karadeniz Technical University